BBC News | June 1, 2011 | Video

Photo: Dr. Allah Nazar, Baloch freedom fighter; click to watch video

by Shoaib Hasan

Pakistan's many crises have overshadowed a nationalist insurgency which has killed at least 1,000 people since 2008.

The southwestern province of Balochistan is one of the most under-developed regions in the country and has become the site of a long-running battle between separatists and security forces.

The government maintains that killings in the region are due to inter-tribal violence, but human rights groups say state security is behind the killings.

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