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Everything you’ll need to know about Karachi
The area of Karachi was known to the ancient Greeks by many names: Krokola, the place where Alexander the Great camped to prepare a fleet for Babylonia after his campaign in the Indus Valley; ‘Morontobara’ (probably Manora island...
Balochistan (Balochi: بلوچستان) or Baluchistan
Balochistan (Balochi: بلوچستان) or Baluchistan is an arid, mountainous region that includes part of southern and southwestern Afghanistan. It extends into southeastern Iran and western Pakistan and is named after the Baloch tribes which...
Seistan Force
The Seistan Force, originally called East Persia Cordon, was a force of British Indian Army troops set up to prevent enemy infiltration from Persia into Afghanistan during World War I. The force was established to protect British interests in...
Kalat (princely state)
Kalat or Qalat (Urdu: قلات) was a princely state located in the centre of the modern province of Balochistan, Pakistan. The state capital was the town of Kalat.
Geography
The State of Kalat was located between 25°1′ and 30°8′N. And...
Balochistan conflict
The Balochistan conflict is an ongoing conflict between Baloch nationalists and the government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan over Balochistan, the country’s largest province.[16] Recently, separatists have also clashed with Islamic Republic...
History of Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochistan is known to be the largest province and one of the four provinces of today’s Pakistan.[1] The British Empire on October 1, as paramount power in the region reached a security agreement with the princely state of Kalat which...