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Baluchistan under British was divided into three parts, British Baluchistan, Baluchistan state and tribal area. The colonial period did not pay any attention to uplift the political and economic status of Balochistan. All India Muslim League constantly demanded political reforms in Balochistan but the British government had its own interests in the administrative system introduced by Sir Sandaman. Many educated Baloch were anxious about this state of affairs so in 1921 a movement started in the name of AnjmanIthad-i-Baluchistan to establish greater Balochistan.1 Pakistan inherited the legacy of socio politically and economically backwardness of Balochistan. Ahmad Yar Khan, The Khan of Kalat was also ambitious for independent state of Baluchistan like Nepal. He wanted to unite this area under his leadership. Later on he was forced to accede to Pakistan. Disturbance started under the leadership of his brother prince karim in 1948 which ended after a short period. Quid I Azam was anxious about the political status of Balochistan but he could not convert it into full-fledged province because the constitution of Pakistan was not yet to make. Liqat Ali Khan found only interim solution of the problem of Balochistan and in 1955 all the provinces and administrative areas of West Pakistan formed one unit. It was the Baluchistan who put up stiff resistance against one unit. The serious disturbance started in 1958 after the arrest of Khan of Kalat. Throughout Ayub era there was unrest in the area of Baluchistan. When one unit dissolved, for the first time Baluchistan province came into being in July, 1970. This paper tires to represent the facts that why Balochistan not to get provincial status for a long time in spite of the fact that Baluchistan has full of natural resources and situated strategically in very important location. .The paper also tries to through light on the political follies of central and provincial political elite which create political crisis in Balochistan. This political crisis in the scenario of the tribal, Sardari system created such situation that Balochis took up arms to get their rights. The grievances of the people of Baluchistan from 1947-1970 are mainly due to two factors first weak democracy in Pakistan and economic disparity in the country.
NajibAlvi. (2015) Enigmas of Baluchistan from non-provincial to provincial status reaction and response of Baloch nationalists 1947-1970, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 28, Issue 2.
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