CSS Essay Outline on Baluchistan Problem and Solutions
The protracted and simmering issue of Baluchistan morphed into full-blown, precipitous crisis due to lack of pending issues of governance, highly securitized approach, and ,above all, systemic socio-economic disparities. Peeping back into the tawdry history, the people of Baluchistan demanded increased royalty and greater representation, but due to state’s topsy-turvy priorities and apathy they have started militant war and political initiatives for ‘Greater Baluchistan’.
I. Pakistan as a federation
II. Ethnic politics ,national integration and tensions between federal authority and provincial units
III. Historical perspective of Baluchistan
A. Military operation for the inclusion of Kalat under initial leadership-1948
B. Military operation under Gen.Ayub Khan
C. Military operation under Z.A.Bhutto
D. Military operation under Gen.P.Musharraf
E. The democratic dispensations and the military role from the sidelines
IV. Major players involved in Baluchistan crisis
A. The army
B. The federal govt
C. The natianlist Baluchistan parties
D. The militant political outfits
E. Extra-territorial players