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Kalāt or Qalāt (Brahui/Balochi: قلات), historically known as Qīqān, [2] [3] is a historic town located in Kalat District, in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The town of Kalat is the headquarter of Kalat District and is known locally as Kalat-e-Brahui and Kalat-e-Sewa.
On 7 September 1958, after four years of negotiations (including six months of intense negotiations), Pakistan purchased the enclave of Gwadar from Oman for ₨.5.5 billion (US$3 million; approximately $22,410,311.42 in 2017). [13] Gwadar formally became a part of Pakistan on 8 December 1958, ending 174 years of Omani rule.
The Government of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: حکومتِ آزاد کشمیر) is the state government which administers one of the territories of Pakistani-administered Kashmir territories of Azad Kashmir. The Azad Kashmir government consists of a president as head of state and a prime minister as chief executive, with the support of a council of ...
The city was part of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir led by Maharaja Hari Singh, which chose to remain independent after the Partition of India. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 Mirpur was captured by the local rebels and tribal forces along with local intervention on 25 November 1947 and became part of Azad Kashmir .
In common with the other provinces of Pakistan, Balochistan has a parliamentary form of government. The ceremonial head of the province is the Governor, who is appointed by the President of Pakistan on the advice of the provincial Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, the province's chief executive, is normally the leader of the largest political ...
In May 2019, the Islamic State announced the creation of Pakistan Province on Amaq News Agency. Prior to the creation of ISPP, the ISKP was in charge of Islamic State activities in all of Pakistan. ISKP is active in KPK , while ISPP is active in Pakistani provinces Punjab , Balochistan and Azad Kashmir , as well as Sistan and Baluchestan ...
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, with the exception of strategic entities, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday, broadening its initial plans to ...
The Khanate of Kalat, also known as the Baloch-Brahui Confederacy, [3] [2] was a Brahui Khanate that originated in the modern-day Kalat region of Pakistan.Formed in 1666 due to the threat of Mughal expansion in the region, [4] [5] it controlled the wider Balochistan at its greatest extent in the mid-18th century, [2] extending from Kerman in the west to Sindh in the east and from Helmand River ...