Abstract
Balochistan was made part of Pakistan in 1948. Ever since then the central
government, even though it has given it a provincial status but have not been
treated the way it deserves. A resource rich province of Balochistan is facing
great economic crisis and is on the verge of drought. The province lack
proper education, health, fresh water, and food simultaneously the province
is facing drought, malnutrition, infant mortality and other chronic diseases.
Balochistan has been marginalized in the development sector, political
representation, public opinion and other matters of importance. The province
does not have provincial autonomy over its resources, the federal government
owes billions of rupees to the provincial government and the government has
been actively involved in resource exploitation. The province with that faces
extreme internal challenges like insurgency which has caused the region to
be instable and the lives of its people vulnerable. Further the internal
governmental and bureaucratically structure is completely flawed with
enormous loopholes need serious reforms if the conditions requires any
improvement. This has led to the grievances of the people living in
Balochistan who are struggling to survive every day. All these state policies
towards Balochistan indicates that whether Pakistan is acting as an imperial
state and the relationship of Pakistan and Balochistan is similar to the
relationship of a colony and its colonizing power. However, the region is
suffering and it requires serious help, commitment and support of all the
country.
Salar Hamid, Zahoor Shah, Dr. Aurangzaib Alamgir, Abdul Wadood. (2019) Periphery of a periphery: A critical Aznalysis of Balochistan’s underdevelopment, Balochistan Review, Volume XL, Issue 1.
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