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| PUBLICATIONS - UPCOMING |
| Balochistan: Conflicts & Players |
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Author (s)
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Mubashir Bukhari, Muhammad Amir Rana, Mujtaba Rathore |
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Publisher
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PIPS |
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Date of Publication
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March, 2008 |
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Price
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300 Rs. (Pakistan), $25 (US) |
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Pages
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300 |
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Related Research Focus
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Conflicts, Nationalist insurgency, Taliban, Politics, Religion, Economy, Role of international powers & future scenario |
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| Synopsis |
The book is the first ever complete work on Balochistan. It covers the whole subject from Balochistan’s geography to the present political issues and insurgency.
The book carries ancient history of Balochistan, invasions and ancient armed struggles against invaders.
A chapter about economy of Balochistan gives immaculate knowledge about Balochistan’s natural resources, minerals, crops, livestock and revenue collection.
Another chapter discusses tribes of Balochistan, their tradition, lifestyle and social values that really fascinate a reader who is eager to know about tribal system of Balochistan.
The book also carries a chapter about districts of the province. Profile of each district is included in the chapter, and every profile carries details about law and order, security forces, judicial system, social setup, political trends, results of last several elections and tribes settled in the district.
The book further briefs about political conflicts in the province. It carries profile of every political, religious and nationalist party existing in Balochistan. Profiles of all major leaders from Balochistan are also included in the chapter with their views on national and international issues.
A separate chapter discusses insurgency in Balochistan and its players. It carries details about insurgent groups like Balochistan Liberation Army and Balochistan Liberation Front. The chapter unearths the external factors helping Baloch Insurgents. Military Operations against the insurgents, death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, escape of Balach Khan Marri and Bramdagh Bugti from Kohlu to foreign lands are exclusivity of the chapter.
The book narrates that whole tale about geographical important of Balochistan, on going and future mega projects in the province and interests of foreign powers like India, USA, China, Iran and Afghanistan in the area.
Another exclusive chapter tells a story about strength of Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Balochistan and pinpoints their strongholds and modus operandi to operate in the area.
The book carries tables and charts about details of terrorist attacks in Balochistan and casualties.
In the concluding chapter, the book discusses recommendations to resolve political issue disputes in Balochistan. It also discusses ways to handle with insurgents, who are real problem at the moment, and Taliban, who may be a big problem in future, though they are in low profile in Balochistan these days. |
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