The Redefined Dimensions of Baloch Nationalist Movement

Balochistan Is Pakistan€S Largest Province Rich With Natural Gas Gold And Copper. Located On The Borders Of Iran And Afghanistan Land Of The Balochs Where The First Baloch Confederacy Was Founded In 1666 Has Had A Bitter History Of Exploitation And Suppression By A Strictly Centralized Federal Government Heavily Influenced By The Country€S Military.While The Central Government And The Province Confronted Each Other Four Times Since The Forceful Annexation Of The Baloch Land Into Pakistan In 1948 The Ongoing Movement Entails More Systematic And Radical Dimensions. Malik Siraj Akbar Editor Of The The Baloch Hal The First Online English Newspaper Of Balochistan Takes A Look At The Last One Decade How The Dimensions Of The Baloch Movement Changed.A Hubert Humphrey Fellow At Arizona State University€S Walter Cronkite School Of Journalism Malik Reveals The €Œenforced Disappearance€ Of Hundreds Of Baloch Political Workers And Their Brutal Murder By The