Without a mention of India etc, some posters need to understand why Baluchistan is a lost cause to "entangle" Pakistan with. I posted this in the Senior section;
Some things to ponder upon.
1.He's around 40 years too late. Back in the early 70's there were real problems in the region that India could have exploited, that window of opportunity has now gone.
2. Baluch youth have signed up in large numbers to the regular army, this in part due to economic stagnation in the region. There are around 30,000 in the regular army, with another 7,000 being trained.
3. The youth have left the region in large numbers, migrating to Pakistan's biggest cities for further education and work. They now spearhead efforts to finish off the feudal system, which was the focal point for the rebellion. It did not take them too long to figure out that they were getting the short end of the stick. The sardars sent their own children to the US, UK and Germany to be educated and upon their return had them driving 4 x 4's and owning large tracts of land, where the families of the students were "indebted" to them. If they dared venture out, to sample life outside the region, they were told it was a Punjabi conspiracy, and if they insisted, some gentle coercion with AK-47 rounds to the head,
would nudge them in the correct direction.
4. Population, the region is very mixed with a Pakhtun population making up around 40% of the overall people and Baluch and Brahui speakers making up 60% (20% are Barhui), which mutes nationalist fever, as in nationalists who are opposed to Pakistan find it very hard now to gain a sympathetic voice. The Baloch want to live in peace with their fellow countrymen, without the poison of the anti-Pakistan groups, who have in the past tried to start ethnic conflicts, which would be a disaster for all.
5. It's support base outside Pakistan has dwindled to practically nothing. For example a rally in Germany where a sizeable Baluch population resides, only brought out 12 people....Last year also saw the capitulation of the largest Baluch independence organisation in the US, as their leader said they will work with Pakistan now.
6. The insurgency proper has dwindled to what can be described as a puddle. Successful attacks are unheard of, hundreds of fighters have given up their arms, and so forth.