The Dynamics of Baloch Ethno-National Conflicts within the Federation of Pakistan (1948-2012)

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the history of the Baloch ethno-national conflict within the Pakistani federation and its evolving trends over the time. It further examines the strategies of the state in resolving the conflict within the federation of Pakistan.  This paper also deliberates whether the conflict that started in 2002 to date is about provincial autonomy, self-determination, secession, or the inability of the federation to address the Baloch issue(s) within the parameters of Pakistani federation. The paper is qualitative in nature which investigated and analysed different facts and events that displayed flaws in the Pakistani federation which has been unsuccessful to bridge the political differences of the Baloch within the federal structure of Pakistan.