Issues range from human rights abuses, greater autonomy, increased royalties from natural resources and provincial revenue, and in some cases full secession. Recently, militants have clashed with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its respective Baloch region, which borders Pakistan. Baloch insurgent groups operate in the Pakistani part of the region, the Iranian part and in southern Afghanistan. Since the 2010s, attacks against the Shia community by sectarian groups, though unrelated to the political struggle, have also continued to rise in Balochistan.
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| - Issues range from human rights abuses, greater autonomy, increased royalties from natural resources and provincial revenue, and in some cases full secession. Recently, militants have clashed with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its respective Baloch region, which borders Pakistan. Baloch insurgent groups operate in the Pakistani part of the region, the Iranian part and in southern Afghanistan. Since the 2010s, attacks against the Shia community by sectarian groups, though unrelated to the political struggle, have also continued to rise in Balochistan.
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- BLA: 10,000
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Jundallah: 700-2,000
- *26px Pakistan Army: 50,000
*Frontier Corps: 50,000
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| - Ongoing conflict
* Pakistan Army operation, 1973–1977
*Killing of Akbar Bugti
*Human rights issues
*Missing persons (Pakistan)
*Political violence largely subdued, talks underway
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| - Map of Pakistan, with the province of Balochistan in red.
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| - 154(xsd:integer)
- 303(xsd:integer)
- 380(xsd:integer)
- 1628(xsd:integer)
- 1973(xsd:integer)
- 2006(xsd:integer)
- 3000(xsd:integer)
- 5300(xsd:integer)
- Baloch fighters
- Pakistani security forces
- ~140,000 displaced
- ~4,500 arrested
- ~6,000 civilians killed in Pakistan
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- Baloch nationalists
* BLA
* BRA
*BLF
*LeB
*BLUF
*BSO (Azad)
Supported by:
- *25px Pakistan Army
*Frontier Corps
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*IRGC
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Sectarian groups
- Jundallah
- Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
- Sipah-e-Sahaba
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| - Issues range from human rights abuses, greater autonomy, increased royalties from natural resources and provincial revenue, and in some cases full secession. Recently, militants have clashed with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its respective Baloch region, which borders Pakistan. Baloch insurgent groups operate in the Pakistani part of the region, the Iranian part and in southern Afghanistan. Since the 2010s, attacks against the Shia community by sectarian groups, though unrelated to the political struggle, have also continued to rise in Balochistan. Shortly after Pakistan's creation in 1947, the Pakistan Army had to subdue insurgents based in Kalat who rejected the King of Kalat's decision to accede to Pakistan. A subsequent Baloch separatist movement gained momentum during the 1960s, and amid consistent political disorder and instability at the federal level, the government ordered a military operation into the region in 1973, assisted by Iran, and inflicted heavy casualties on the separatists. The insurgency, however, again gained strength in the 1990s and 2000s. Balochistan is one of Pakistan’s poorest regions although it has vast natural resources. Baloch separatists allege that the central government of Pakistan is systematically suppressing development in Balochistan to keep the Balochs weak. The Balochistan Liberation Army has been accused by Pakistani state agencies of engaging in several domestic violent incidents when the attacks were however claimed by another group called Lashkar-e-Balochistan. It has been designated as a terrorist group by the Government of Pakistan. Internationally, it has been officially designated as a terrorist group by the Home Office of the government of the United Kingdom. Meanwhile the Pakistani security forces especially Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Frontier Corps have been reported to follow a kill and dump campaign. In the period from 2003 to 2012, it is estimated that 8000 people were kidnapped by Pakistani security forces in the province. BLA has also been accused of numerous terrorist attacks.
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