Baluchistan : Pakistan's next mother of all battle

[Ahmet Pasha]

Thanks for the information. You reply suggests that there is limited hope for the province in the near-term.

Only if your side continues to fuel the hostility through non state actors there will be no hope. And innocent blood will continue to be spilt at your hands.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Thanks for the information. You reply suggests that there is limited hope for the province in the near-term.

Well that statement is true for the region on the whole,
but specific areas of interest can be developed very fast.

What is required now is desalination plants; once Gawadar ports goes into higher gear,
the revenue generated should be enough to develop other lands as well.

 

[Baloch Pakistani]

To find a solution for all the problems we need to break the issues down. So what are the issues that Balochistan and the people are facing.

1. Sardari System
2. Sectarian conflicts
3. Ethnic Tensions
4. Poor economic conditions
5. Poor social and weak welfare situation.

1. Sardari System

Not all of Balochistan has Sardari system, most of the areas that have Sardari system are in Eastern, Central and lower central areas. So the big question rises here, How do you end the sardari system? especially when you have Jagirdari System in southern Punjab and Waddera system in Sindh? How severe would be the blow back of ending the sardari system? What to do with the Sardars and their families and people that would remain loyal to them?

2. Sectarian Conflict

Sectarian issues are pretty rife in Balochistan but they are mainly occurring in Hazara areas. Its a common knowledge that the snake of sectarianism was nurtured during the Zia era. Zia promoted extreme islamic sects as a way to get grip on power in Pakistan and also created "The Mujahideen" to tackle the soviets in Afghanistan. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan are still reeling from Zia's actions. So how do we reverse the issues of sectarianism? Who are these extreme elements and how do we eliminate them from Pakistan? What would be the blow-back of banning these groups.
Pakistan is still a majority Hanafi country that are the most lenient/tolerant of all Sunni sects.

3. Ethnic Tensions

Ethnic makeup of Balochistan is quiet vast, We have the Balochs, Pukhtoons, Makranis, Hazara and Brahui people there. But of all the ethnic groups, Hazaras have been the biggest target. This is also coupled with Hazaras being Shias. So the question how do we eliminate ethnic tensions?

4. Poor Economic Conditions & 5. Poor social and weak welfare situation

Alot of people say that Balochistan is poor because the Sardars take all the money, but what about the poor conditions in non-Sardar areas? What about the issues of non availability of water for irrigation? especially when every year there are floods occurring in the rest of the country. How do we improve the social and welfare situation of the people there. Alot of the economic and social vows will reduce once the issues 1, 2 and 3 are tackled but concrete steps will need to be taken simultaneously to ensure lasting peace and prosperity.

@DESERT FIGHTER @haviZsultan @Baloch Pakistani would like to get your views and if possible some solutions.

Economic development is the only permanent solution to all of the above problems except the sectarian one. Economic growth automatically erodes the powers of the sardars (although they are not the only root cause of balochistan problem) and ethnic tensions start to die down with it too (in my opinion).
And the sectarian problem must be handled with brute force. Safe heavens must be eliminated from balochistan just like it was done in the other part of the country. Every terrorist who feels himself surrounded elsewhere heads towards balochistan for a safe heaven. But then clearing out balochistan is extremely difficult since its so sparsely populated. And till foreign powers are willing to interfere in Balochistan it will keep having some type unrest. My 2 cents.

 

[Imad.Khan]

To find a solution for all the problems we need to break the issues down. So what are the issues that Balochistan and the people are facing.

1. Sardari System
2. Sectarian conflicts
3. Ethnic Tensions
4. Poor economic conditions
5. Poor social and weak welfare situation.

1. Sardari System

Not all of Balochistan has Sardari system, most of the areas that have Sardari system are in Eastern, Central and lower central areas. So the big question rises here, How do you end the sardari system? especially when you have Jagirdari System in southern Punjab and Waddera system in Sindh? How severe would be the blow back of ending the sardari system? What to do with the Sardars and their families and people that would remain loyal to them?

2. Sectarian Conflict

Sectarian issues are pretty rife in Balochistan but they are mainly occurring in Hazara areas. Its a common knowledge that the snake of sectarianism was nurtured during the Zia era. Zia promoted extreme islamic sects as a way to get grip on power in Pakistan and also created "The Mujahideen" to tackle the soviets in Afghanistan. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan are still reeling from Zia's actions. So how do we reverse the issues of sectarianism? Who are these extreme elements and how do we eliminate them from Pakistan? What would be the blow-back of banning these groups.
Pakistan is still a majority Hanafi country that are the most lenient/tolerant of all Sunni sects.

3. Ethnic Tensions

Ethnic makeup of Balochistan is quiet vast, We have the Balochs, Pukhtoons, Makranis, Hazara and Brahui people there. But of all the ethnic groups, Hazaras have been the biggest target. This is also coupled with Hazaras being Shias. So the question how do we eliminate ethnic tensions?

4. Poor Economic Conditions & 5. Poor social and weak welfare situation

Alot of people say that Balochistan is poor because the Sardars take all the money, but what about the poor conditions in non-Sardar areas? What about the issues of non availability of water for irrigation? especially when every year there are floods occurring in the rest of the country. How do we improve the social and welfare situation of the people there. Alot of the economic and social vows will reduce once the issues 1, 2 and 3 are tackled but concrete steps will need to be taken simultaneously to ensure lasting peace and prosperity.

@DESERT FIGHTER @haviZsultan @Baloch Pakistani would like to get your views and if possible some solutions.

@Irfan Baloch your views on the above post would be appreciated