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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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