Stringer pakistan reuters balochistan insurgency leader allah nazar baloch, shown here in an undated photograph, is a far cry from the tribal chiefs who once led the baloch nationalist movement and were less adamant about keeping their distance from pakistans establishment. The group seeks independence from pakistan and to rid the region from foreign exploitation and intervention. Insurgency in balochistan is likely to intensify as the current generation of young and. Awaran is also an insurgency hit district where baloch separatists are fighting the state for about a decade and a half. The baloch had confronted the pakistani state on at least four occasions in the past. Pakistans balochistan in its fifth round of insurgency. Background the landscape of baluchistan is comprised of an area over half a million square kilometers in the southeastern part of the. The fifth insurgency, which started around 2004, continues for over a decade thus making it the longest.
Since 2004, when the fifth baloch insurgency started, government officials at times accused zikris of having joined the ranks and files of the banned separatist outfits that target the government. Root causes of conflict in baluchistan, pakistan beyond. Islamabads counter insurgency policy can hardly be credited for pushing the baloch insurgents to. Pdf understanding the insurgency in balochistan researchgate.
Some analysts argue that the previous phases of the baloch insurgency did not raise the slogan of independence, unlike the fifth phase, which is ongoing in balochistan. The attack on chinas consulate is more about balochistan balochistan is experiencing its fifth wave of rebellion against the pakistani government since independence. The fifth baloch insurgency against the pakistan state began in 2003, with small guerrilla attacks by autonomyseeking baloch groups who over the years have became increasingly militant and. How india can play the balochistan card against pakistan. Balochistan and pakistan vikas kumar fdi associate summary the baloch1 people live next to the afghan war zone and the persian gulf and in the middle of iran, central asia and the indian sub continent, yet they manage to capture the worlds. Since its beginning in 2004, the pakistans baloch insurgency is caught up in the worst infighting ever known to the general public.
Cpec, a significant development project, aims to connect pakistan and china through highways, oil and gas pipelines, railways and an optical fiber link all the way from gwadar to xinjiang. The fifth baloch insurgency against the pakistani state began in 2003 with small guerrilla attacks by autonomyseeking baloch groups, who over the years have become increasingly militant and. The refusal to admit that the baloch insurgency is a homegrown response to the cutthroat actions of the. According to news sources ubaidullah alias beebarg, commander of lashkarebalochistan, along with a group of insurgents surrendered and are provided amnesty by government of pakistan.
In the first part of this paper i will briefly discuss the history of the conflict, and will look into the root causes. The balochistan liberation army bla is a baloch ethnonationalist militant organization fighting against the pakistani government for greater regional autonomy for the province of balochistan. He was one of the first baloch to vote in favour of balochistans accession to pakistan in the shahi jirga held in quetta in 1947. Hopes for a new dawn in balochistan pakistan al jazeera. The 2006 death of the revered baloch leader set off the fifth and fiercest round of insurgency in balochistan. So far the region has experienced five insurgencies during 1948, 1958, 1962, 197377 and 2002 to date. During the course of the pakistani baloch insurgency, the militants among them have become increasingly secessionist and are now commonly referring to pakistan as an occupying state, rather than a problematic homeland. Being the biggest venture in the bilateral ties of chinapakistan, the project faces certain undermining factors. Worsening conflict in balochistan president pervez musharraf and the military are responsible for the worsening of the conflict in balochistan. Baloch republican army bra, lashkarebalochistan lb and baloch musalla difa organization. The country should take responsibility for making balochistan a hotbed for. The 1970s operation in balochistan was a fiveyear military conflict in balochistan, the largest province of pakistan, between the pakistan army and baloch separatists and tribesmen that lasted from 1973 to. The insurgency is not the real problem, but balochs nationalism is the real challenge to both pakistan.
The balochistan insurgency is an enduring armed and nationalist struggle between baloch insurgents and the pakistani government, embroiling pakistan in five. There was widespread speculation that insurgents ambushed, attacked. Understanding pakistans baloch insurgency the diplomat. It is not clear whether the attacks are by baloch militants or protaliban islamists.
But it is not just about a fistful of rupees and a thousand rifles as it once was in the past. Managing the baloch insurgency syed shoaib hasan so where is balochistans decadelong insurgency headed. Balochistan warms the cockles of ultranationalist hearts here in india because of an obdurate insurgency, in its fifth edition now that is antipakistan in. Pdf a wave of contemporary insurgency in balochistan.
December 2014 7march 201 is there light at the end of the baloch tunnel. Due to the insurgency in the region and skirmishes between pakistan army and baloch proindependence forces, the army has indiscriminately targeted innocent baloch civilians numerous times. Malik baloch, the chief minister of balochistan, capitalize on their hard work and gain political power. How india can play the balochistan card against pakistan there is a baloch card to play. Pakistan cannot hope for peace in balochistan unless it realises that the solution is to address domestic problems.
Explaining the resilience of the balochistan insurgency by tiffany. Pakistan also suffers the oldest and most intense baloch insurgency. Both akram dashti and zahid hussain believe bugti never advocated for balochistans separation from pakistan. The baloch parliament never accepted this treaty and it never received peoples mandate. The baloch fighters seem jaded with how moderate political parties, such as the ruling national party of dr.
The baloch are also persecuted, mainly persecuted by the pakistanis who have them under their thumb, and they murder people constantly, he alleged. They have been given pain since the inception of pakistan and. Wahid baloch, an activist of the baloch society of north america based in washington, said in february 2006 there was no right for the. This article examines the insurgency in balochistan and evaluates various perspectives that have been used to. Nsab member the insurgency is not the real problem, but baloch s nationalism is the real challenge to both pakistan army and government, a release issued from hyderabadbased organisation social cause, which organised the. State security forces have been engaged in counter insurgency operations for 20 out of the last 35. More than the baloch insurgency, religious militancy has become a bigger threat for the state. Internal and external factors in balochistan conflict 80 issra papers 2012 five times since independence of pakistan, balochistan has caught with insurgency by the dissident baloch, demanding greater autonomy or even an independent state, which would reunite the baloch. Insurgency disrupts chinas plans at port of gwadar. Baloch militants have fought multiple insurgencies against the pakistani government since the late 1940s, and their recent actions have. Understanding the current insurgency sana baloch is a central leader of the balochistan national party, and served as a member of the senate of pakistan from 2003 until 2008. Counterinsurgencies in pakistan at a time when insurgencies have been making headlines across south asia, it is useful to identify some historical and geographical patterns of such conflicts in pakistan.
Pakistan is responsible for making balochistan a terror. Pakistan to seek extradition of top baloch insurgents. The insurgency in balochistan is a guerrilla war being waged by baloch nationalists against the. Meet the actors behind south asias most underreported armed movement. From rallies to armed resistance in balochistan us. The attack on chinas consulate is more about balochistan. Balochistan liberation front mapping militant organizations.
The insurgency has been the main hurdle in the utilization of its gigantic resources to benefit. Pakistan armys indiscriminate firing kills an adolescent. Akbar bugtis death and the revival of the baloch insurgency. Balochistan, pok activists protest pakistan atrocities 24 sep, 2019, 02. With the insurgency s fifth iteration finding support also among educated youth, many members of bsoazad have been the target of.
The current insurgency was triggered by the alleged rape of a young female doctor working in the sui gas fields, which fell within the tribal jurisdiction of baloch leader nawab akbar bugti in 2005. After two decades of relative lull, the fifth baloch insurgency movement began in. So far, there have been five waves of insurgencies starting with the 1948 rebellion. Balochistan conflict papers balochistan national party.
The government is all set to approach five countries and the united nations to seek extradition of top baloch insurgents accused of. According to baloch nationalists it is the fifth insurgency in last 72 years against the illegal occupation of pakistan. Could the baloch separatist movement remain pakistans longest insurgency. Pokemon insurgence is a casual adventure game for mac os. By ahmad naveed noormal brandeis university this paper will address the root causes of the conflict in the baluchistan province of pakistan. The 2nd floor understanding the current insurgency in. The insurgency in balochistan is a guerrilla war being waged by baloch nationalists against the governments of pakistan and iran in the balochistan region, which covers the balochistan province in southwestern pakistan, sistan and baluchestan province in southeastern iran, and the balochistan region of southern afghanistan. Customize your character by wearing different clothes. For some zikris, before the cpec era, the insurgency itself was the main threat.
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