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UNPO Conference on Balochistan and Self Determination, February 2013
In 1948 the independent state of Kalat, under duress, acceded to the newly created country of Pakistan. Since then the Baluch have fought five insurgencies in an effort to secure the rights promised them in various treaties with both the British government and Pakistan.

  • NEWS

  • thumbnail imageResolution on Balochistan

    RESOLVED, That Balochistan’s nationalist leaders set up a broad-based Balochistan National Government in Exile and start work on an interim constitution that would form the basis of a future independent, liberal, secular and democratic Balochistan that would join the family of nations.

  • thumbnail imagePoll fever missing in Baluchistan

    Given this diversity, even if people went to the polls, the Baloch nationalists would only have won 5 out of 14 seats allotted to Baluchistan in the National Assembly based on the province's population.

  • thumbnail imageWhy the Pak polls will leave a trail of blood in Balochistan

    The Baloch national struggle, which aims to regain our national freedom, complies with international laws. It respects all human values, and uses all possible means through which it can counter the brutal army of Pakistan and its death squads.

  • thumbnail imageWhy do the Baloch Reject the 2013 Election? – By Dr. Allah Nazar Baloch

    The Baloch national struggle, which aims to regain our national freedom, complies with international laws. It respects all human values, and uses all possible means through which it can counter the brutal army of Pakistan and its death squads.
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  • ANALYSIS / HISTORY

  • thumbnail imageBalochistan: Pakistan's Next Headache?

    In short, it is in the transatlantic interest to support Balochistan's cause and, in doing so, limit Iran, Pakistan, and China's influence in South West and Central Asia.

  • thumbnail imageIndependence is the only way forward for nations under foreign occupation

    Let this day be a reminder that if we fail to unite as a nation, we are doomed to remain disunited as slaves.

  • thumbnail image2013 Pakistan Elections and Balochistan: An Overview

    In a nutshell, it seems unlikely that the elections will be conducted fairly in Balochistan due to the army’s presence and the outcome could be no less than that of the 2008 elections, but a responsibility lies on the Baloch stakeholders to find a feasible solution to lessen the agony of the people. While taking part in elections will not guarantee any solution to the issues all at once, it can give a fair share of hope to the Baloch political parties and allow them to gain some breathing space for reorganizing themselves. Boycotting the elections risks paving the path for the army to install a dummy government like that of Aslam Raisani’s and creating more opportunity for the likes of Shafeeq Mengal and Siraj Raisani to continue expanding their reign of terror across Balochistan.

  • thumbnail imageRepression is Unlikely to Make Baloch Proud Pakistani Citizens: Dr. Frederic Grare

    I think Balochistan risks becoming a complete power vacuum if it is not already. Some areas of Balochistan will be totally out of control. In order to reestablish trust, the Baloch nationalists have to be included in the provincial government. But this will produce the desired effect only if they can deliver something to the population, in the form of greater autonomy, within the federal framework for example. It remains to be seen whether this year’s elections will produce the desired outcome.
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  • DEVELOPMENT / GLOBAL ISSUES

  • thumbnail imageGwadar and ‘the great game’

    Certain western capitals that tow US foreign policy understand this great game well and extend hospitality to Baloch nationalist politicians, as do the US senators who sponsor resolutions in their senate, sidestepping the legally vexing question of how Nasir Khan I could, in the first place, ‘grant’ Gwadar to Al Bu Sai’d of Muscat who was a ‘refugee’ in the territory of the Khan of Kalat in the 18th century – an act for which Pakistan had to pay $3 million nearly a century later.

  • thumbnail imageGwadar Port: China’s Midday Robbery

    The Pakistani government has finally decided to take away the control of the Gwadar Port from the Port of Singapore Authority (P.S.A.) and hand it over to China. On Monday, President Asif Ali Zardari formally presided over a signing ceremony of handing over the Gwadar port to China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited.

  • thumbnail imageCommunity Welfare Development Society Balochistan

    The Community Welfare Development Society is a self-directed not-for-profit organization initiating in the rural as well as urban areas of Balochistan. On October 2002 CWDS was registered under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration & Control) Ordinance 1961 (XL VI of 1961) as a non-profit organization dedicated to rural development in the province of Balochistan.

  • thumbnail imageCrowd-sourced Icelandic Constitution

    Due to great interest from various organisations and individuals abroad, The Constitutional Society in Iceland has obtained and published an independent English translation of The Constitutional Bill delivered by The Constitutional Council 29 July 2011.
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