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Balochistan

Proper noun

Meaning

A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a very small section of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.

A province of Pakistan. Capital: Quetta.

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According to details, 3,391 patients have been tested positive for the epidemic in Punjab, 2217 in Sindh, 1077 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 335 in Balochistan, 250 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 163 in Islamabad and 48 in Azad Kashmir. Source: Internet

A man wearing military fatigues and a black cloth over his face is heard saying: “President Xi Jinping, you still have time to get out of Balochistan or you will witness a retaliation from Baloch sons and daughters you will never forget”. Source: Internet

A large number of Baloch, including political activists, journalists and other intellectuals are victims of enforced disappearance in Balochistan province. Source: Internet

Bolan Pass – Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition Balochistan is rich in exhaustible and renewable resources; it is the second major supplier of natural gas in Pakistan. Source: Internet

Balochistan has been called a "neglected province where a majority of population lacks amenities". citation Since the mid-1970s the province's share of Pakistan's GDP has dropped from 4.9 to 3.7%, Jetly, Rajsree. Source: Internet

FC Balochistan was formally raised in Mar 1974, comprising seven units i.e. 5 units in situ, 2 new units Maiwand Rifles, Mekran Scouts and 1 Training Center at Loralai. Source: Internet

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