Balochistan conflict

The Belutschistankonflikt is a conflict between the central government of Pakistan and Iran with Belutschenstämmen since the independence of Pakistan.

Causes

Despite the fact that there are in the Belutschenprovinz presence of gas, zinc, iron and copper, the province is poor. Pakistan makes major investment in Gwadar, which is used to connect to Central Asia. The city fills with Pakistanis from other regions. There is a sense of dispossession.

The course of the conflict

The first uprising happened after the independence of Pakistan, the second in 1955 and the third lasted from 1958 until 1969., The fourth, in which 8,000 people died, lasted from 1973 until 1977.

Pakistan accuses India prior to fund 40 training camps for terrorists in Baluchistan.

Current situation

The 5th conflict which continues today, began in 1994. The cause of the uprising by the Balochistan Liberation Army, Balochistan Liberation Front and the People's Liberation Army is the government policy. In this conflict, it came to the killing of Chinese as well as a rocket attack on the airport Gwadar. The Balochistan Liberation Army is funded according to the Pakistani army of the Government of Afghanistan.

• Policy ( Pakistan)
• Policy ( Iran)
• Armed conflict