Balochistan: A Fight for Nationhood

They ask for recognition to call independent Balochistan under one national flag, and their resistance has adapted to modern guerrilla warfare—where resources are short and will is strong.

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Each crackdown by the Pakistani state has only deepened support in the hinterlands. Unlike earlier generations, today's Baloch youth are not just reacting to betrayal—they are ideologically committed to sovereignty.

Consequently, Pakistan's administration attempts to undermine this ideology by calling it India-sponsored terrorism. Recently, Pakistan tried to disconnect the Balochi rebels from their identity as a distinct regional force committed to claiming sovereignty by clubbing them under the identity of "Fitna-al-Hind"—labeling the Baloch rebellion an illegitimate militant force under orders of Hindustan or India. However, such a renaming does not deny the fact that Mir Yar Baloch has declared independence from the soil of Balochistan, asking the world to recognize the nation as separate from Pakistan and its occupying forces.

Present Crisis: From CPEC to Operation Sindoor Any conversation on Balochistan's struggle for cessation from Pakistan is incomplete without understanding the role China played in the region. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an international symbol of the economic colonial exploitation of Balochistan. While Gwadar was being developed into a port for Chinese strategic access, the locals remained jobless, displaced, and under military surveillance.