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The Fourth Balochistan Conflict was a four-year military conflict in Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan, between the Pakistan Army and Baloch separatists and tribesmen that lasted from 1973 to 1977.
In 1970 Pakistani President Yahya Khan abolished the "One Unit" policy, [11] [4] [6] [10] [14] which led to the recognition of Balochistan as the fourth province of West Pakistan [4] [5] (present-day Pakistan), including all the Balochistani princely states, the High Commissioners Province, and Gwadar, an 800 km 2 coastal area purchased from ...
Economic inequality, and Balochistan's status as a "neglected province where a majority of population lacks amenities" is a dimension in the conflict. [129] [86] Since the mid-1970s Balochistan's share of Pakistan's GDP has dropped from 4.9 to 3.7%. [130]
The Indian journalist Avinash Paliwal states that during the 1970s, Junior level Indian intelligence officials were actively involved in operations in Balochistan. The officers stated that "we gave Baloch everything, too from money to guns, during the 1970s, everything". [6]
In 1970 Pakistani President Yahya Khan abolished the "One Unit" policy, [70] which led to the recognition of Balochistan as the fourth province of West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan), including all the Balochistani princely states, the High Commissioners Province, and Gwadar, an 800 km 2 coastal area purchased from Oman by the Pakistani ...
General Elections were held in Balochistan on Monday 7 December 1970 to elect five members to the 5th National Assembly of Pakistan.Of the five National Assembly seats, four were general seats and one was reserved for women.
The 1970 Balochistan Provincial Assembly election was held on 17 December 1970. [1] 21 members were elected. [1]The assembly convened for its inaugural session on 2 May 1972; Ataullah Mengal was elected as the Chief Minister while Ghous Bakhsh Raisani became the Leader of Opposition.
Provincial elections were held in Pakistan on 17 December 1970, ten days after general elections. [1] Members of the five Provincial assemblies were elected in Balochistan, East Pakistan, North West Frontier Province, Punjab and Sindh.