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Littlejohn frequently denounces asylum seekers, homosexuals and single parents, whom he sees as part of a "politically correct" elite, and is also against closer ties between Britain and the European Union, both these standpoints being in keeping with the viewpoint of his most recent employers, the Daily Mail and Sun. He was also very much in favour of the Iraq war in 2003, as was The Sun ...

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Richard Littlejohn, Richard Littlejohn - Career, Richard Littlejohn - Journalism, Richard Littlejohn - Radio, Richard Littlejohn - Television, Richard Littlejohn - Books, Richard Littlejohn - Opinions, Richard Littlejohn - Controversy and criticism, Richard Littlejohn - LBC radio programme, Richard Littlejohn - The Michael Winner incident, Richard Littlejohn - The Will Self incident, Richard Littlejohn - Attitudes to homosexuality, Richard Littlejohn - Johann Hari, Richard Littlejohn - Viz Magazine

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Elections in the United Kingdom - Scottish Parliament elections. Scottish Parliament elections occur every four years. They elect the Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). They began in 1999, when the unicameral Scottish Parliament, created by the Scotland Act 1998, began its first session. For elections to the Scottish Parliament the Additional Member System is used, which is a hybrid of single member plurality and proportional representation. Scottish Parliamentary Election 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Election 2003

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Elections in the United Kingdom, Elections in the United Kingdom - Eligibility, Elections in the United Kingdom - Party system, Elections in the United Kingdom - General elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Summary of the 2005 Election results, Elections in the United Kingdom - Summary, Elections in the United Kingdom - Timing, Elections in the United Kingdom - Post-election, Elections in the United Kingdom - Results, Elections in the United Kingdom - Other elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Scottish Parliament elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Welsh Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - European Parliament elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - London Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Directly elected mayors, Elections in the United Kingdom - Local elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - History, Elections in the United Kingdom - Expansion of the franchise, Elections in the United Kingdom - Labour post-1997 reforms, Elections in the United Kingdom - Current issues, Elections in the United Kingdom - Electoral reform, Elections in the United Kingdom - Low Turnout

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On 14 December 2004, Nick Griffin was arrested on suspicion of incitement to racial hatred, relating to a BBC documentary aired in July 2004. He was released on police bail the same day. Griffin was the 12th person to be arrested following the documentary and the second high profile arrestee in this case after BNP founder John Tyndall, who was arrested on 12 December. On 6 April 2005, he was charged by police with four offences of using words or behaviour intended or likely to stir up racial hatred. He is currently in week two of his trial at Leeds Crown Court where the ...

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Nick Griffin, Nick Griffin - Early Years and Education, Nick Griffin - Career in Politics, Nick Griffin - The NF and the ITP, Nick Griffin - The BNP, Nick Griffin - Criticisms of Griffin, Nick Griffin - Recent Election Campaigns, Nick Griffin - Recent arrest and charges, Nick Griffin - Trivia

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Elections in the United Kingdom - Expansion of the franchise. The system of universal suffrage did not exist in Britain until 1928. From 1688-1832, less than 10% of the adult male population had the right to vote. The first act to increase the size of the electorate was the Reform Act 1832 (sometimes known as the Great Reform Act). It abolished 56 rotten boroughs (which had elected 112 MPs) and decreased the property qualification in boroughs. It gave some parliamentary representation to the indust ...

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Elections in the United Kingdom, Elections in the United Kingdom - Eligibility, Elections in the United Kingdom - Party system, Elections in the United Kingdom - General elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Summary of the 2005 Election results, Elections in the United Kingdom - Summary, Elections in the United Kingdom - Timing, Elections in the United Kingdom - Post-election, Elections in the United Kingdom - Results, Elections in the United Kingdom - Other elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Scottish Parliament elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Welsh Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - European Parliament elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - London Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Directly elected mayors, Elections in the United Kingdom - Local elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - History, Elections in the United Kingdom - Expansion of the franchise, Elections in the United Kingdom - Labour post-1997 reforms, Elections in the United Kingdom - Current issues, Elections in the United Kingdom - Electoral reform, Elections in the United Kingdom - Low Turnout

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Nick Griffin was born in North London and grew up in Halesworth in rural Suffolk, England. Griffin's mother, Jean, was the BNP candidate against Iain Duncan Smith in the 2001 Election. His father, Edgar, was a member of the Conservative Party and a former Councillor. In August 2001, Edgar Griffin was expelled from the Conservative Party for being "linked" to the BNP (he answered the BNP hotline on behalf of his wife ...

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Nick Griffin, Nick Griffin - Early Years and Education, Nick Griffin - Career in Politics, Nick Griffin - The NF and the ITP, Nick Griffin - The BNP, Nick Griffin - Criticisms of Griffin, Nick Griffin - Recent Election Campaigns, Nick Griffin - Recent arrest and charges, Nick Griffin - Trivia

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Traditionally, the UK has had a two party system, arising from the use of the First-Past-The-Post system for general and local elections. Duverger's law's certainly seems borne out in the history of British parliamentary politics. Before World War I, Britain had a true two-party system, the main parties being the Tories (which became the Conservative Party) and the Whigs (which became the Liberal Party), though after Catholic Emancipation there was also a substantial Irish Parliamentary Party. After World War II, the dominant parties have been Conservative and Labour. No ...

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Elections in the United Kingdom, Elections in the United Kingdom - Eligibility, Elections in the United Kingdom - Party system, Elections in the United Kingdom - General elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Summary of the 2005 Election results, Elections in the United Kingdom - Summary, Elections in the United Kingdom - Timing, Elections in the United Kingdom - Post-election, Elections in the United Kingdom - Results, Elections in the United Kingdom - Other elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Scottish Parliament elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Welsh Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - European Parliament elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - London Assembly elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - Directly elected mayors, Elections in the United Kingdom - Local elections, Elections in the United Kingdom - History, Elections in the United Kingdom - Expansion of the franchise, Elections in the United Kingdom - Labour post-1997 reforms, Elections in the United Kingdom - Current issues, Elections in the United Kingdom - Electoral reform, Elections in the United Kingdom - Low Turnout

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Meanwhile the Prince and his party were regarded as a rebel group by a Farman royal order issued by the Khan on 24 May 1948, stating that no connection of any sort with the Prince and his party should be maintained nor should they be helped with rations, and that if any member of the rebel group committed an offence, he would be punished. The Government of Pakistan moved the army to the military posts of Punjab. Chaman chashme,and Rastri near the Afghan borders aiming to control the rebels’ rations, which were being sent by the pro-liberat ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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The military cantonments planned at Gwadar, Dera Bugti and Kohlu (the capital of the Marri tribal lands) are viewed as outposts of repression and control, not development. The corrupt Frontier Corps is thoroughly hated and despised as a federal instrument of oppression. With the mad mullahs rampaging in much of Balochistan and defying the writ of the government, the rise of incipient armed nationali ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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After the arrest of the Prince and his party, the A.G.G. gave an order for an inquiry, to be conducted by Khan Sahib Abdullah Khan, the Additional District Ma­gistrate Quetta. He submitted his report on 12 September 1948. His report was based on the activities of the Prince and upon the letters and documents published by the liberation force. After the inquiry, R.K.Saker the District Magistrate at Quetta, appointed a special Jirga (official council of elders) consisting of the following persons: 1) Khan Bahador Sahibzada, M.Ayub Khan Isakhel, Pakhtoon from Pishin ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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Causes of grievances in Balochistan are two folds. On side there are tribal leader who don’t want any development in area and on other side government, who is reluctant to go against tribal leaders. Sui gas has never benefited the people of Balochistan. Huge royality is paid to Sardar of Sui but it fails to reach poor of area, Gwadar is in the clutches of a land-grab mafia of Pakistan; the federal government earns billions from gas in the province but gives only a fraction of that back to it for development, but not even this is properly spent; provincial autonom ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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Many problems which plague it are due to its tribal society. Tribal leader usually holds the power. All development projects are first pass through tribal leader and if he thinks that it is danger to their leadership, they don’t allow it to materialize. The resources which are transferred to Balochistan, are usually handed to tribal leader as, they are owner of all the land tribe have. It becomes their responsibility to spend it. They, in many cases spend money on them self o ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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The Baloch Mujahideen ( Baloch Holy Warriors), as they called themselves, entered Afghanistan and encamped at Sarlath in the Province of Kandahar. During their stay, the Baloch freedom fighters adopted the following measures to achieve their goal: Sending of messages to the Baloch chiefs of Eastern and Western Balochistan asking them to join in the armed struggle; Running of a truth revealing campaign in Balochistan, aimed at the educating the locals, teaching them to fight for their right, and fight as we ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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Besides the cultural and religious campaign, the Prince also organized a liberation force called the Baloch Mujahedeen, consisting of the ex-soldiers and officers Of the Khanate’s army. The Prince was chosen as the supreme commander. The Prince issued an appeal to personages to help with the recruitment. A person re­cruiting 100 men was offered the rank of a major and a person recruiting 50 men was entitled to the rank of captain. The Baloch liberation army had a secret agency called Jannisar (devotee), whose duty was to pro ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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Bercow was a member of the Federation of Conservative Students, (FCS), and took part in their infamous Loughborough Conference , described on the front page of The Sun newspaper as 100 Tory Yobs on the Rampage. He subsequently took part in the FCS's Edinburgh conference, and called repeatedly for the coal industry to be sold off to the private sector. He was a supporter of extreme free-market economics and praised the Adam Smith Institute. After appearing in a 1986 edition of The Guardian, with his picture placed ...

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John Bercow, John Bercow - Monday Club and University Politics, John Bercow - Federation of Conservative Students, John Bercow - Political Career

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The single most critical macro factor is the social and electoral engineering initiated by the military regime of President Pervez Musharaf. By sidelining the mainstream PPP and PMLN parties and their natural “progressive” allies like the ANP, BNP and others in favor of the mullahs of the Jama’at i Islami and Jamiat i Ulema i Islam, General Musharraf has alienated the old non-religious tribal leadership as well as the new secular urban middle classes of Balochistan who see no ...

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History of Balochistan, History of Balochistan - Accession Problem 1948, History of Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, History of Balochistan - Beginning of Movement and Allies, History of Balochistan - Plan of Action, History of Balochistan - Armed Struggle, History of Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, History of Balochistan - Prince Karim's Legitimacy outlawed, History of Balochistan - The Return of Prince Karim, History of Balochistan - His Capture, History of Balochistan - Trial and Sentencing, History of Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, History of Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, History of Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, History of Balochistan - Military cantonments Issue, History of Balochistan - Old Grievances, History of Balochistan - Solutions, History of Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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Khaleda Zia was born to Iskandar Majumder and Taiyaba Majumder at Dinajpur District in 1945 in what is now north-western Bangladesh. She studied in Dinajpur Government Girls High School and later in Surendranath College. In 1960, she married Ziaur Rahman. Her husband later became the President of the Republic and formed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Until the assassination of Khaleda Zia's husband, President Ziaur Rahman in an abortive military coup in Chittagong on 30 May 1981, Khaleda Zia had taken little interest in eithe ...

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This was an infamous period in Pakistan history and second only to the Civil War of 1971 and loss of East Pakistan (Bangladesh). The National Awami Party led by “nationalists” Ghaus Bux Bizenjo, Sardar Ataullah Mengal, Khair Bux Marri, Nawab Akbar khan Bugti and Khan Wali Khan, dominated Balochistan and the NWFP. At the time, even the Jamiat i Ulema i Islam of Maulana Mufti Mahmud (father of Maulana Fazlur Rehman) thought fit ...

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Balochistan, Balochistan - Landscape, Balochistan - History, Balochistan - Accession problem of 1948, Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, Balochistan - Beginning of the movement and political allies, Balochistan - Plan of action, Balochistan - Armed struggle, Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, Balochistan - Prince Karim's legitimacy outlawed, Balochistan - The return of Karim, Balochistan - His capture, Balochistan - Trial, Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, Balochistan - Military Cantonments Issue, Balochistan - Old Grievances, Balochistan - Solutions, Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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The Prince was forced to return to the Khanate and negotiate for his demands peacefully. On 8 July 1948, when the news of the Prince’s arrival reached Kalat, the Prime Minister, Mr.Fell, accompanied by a Kalat State Force, went to meet the Prince at Earboi to deliver the Khan’s message. Balochistan - His capture. Abdul Karim entered Balochistan with Afghan help and organized a rebellion against Pakistan in the area of Jallawan with the aid of Mir Gohar Khan Zahrri, an influential tribal leader of the Z ...

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Balochistan, Balochistan - Landscape, Balochistan - History, Balochistan - Accession problem of 1948, Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, Balochistan - Beginning of the movement and political allies, Balochistan - Plan of action, Balochistan - Armed struggle, Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, Balochistan - Prince Karim's legitimacy outlawed, Balochistan - The return of Karim, Balochistan - His capture, Balochistan - Trial, Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, Balochistan - Military Cantonments Issue, Balochistan - Old Grievances, Balochistan - Solutions, Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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The single most critical macro factor is the social and electoral engineering initiated by the military regime of President Pervez Musharaf. By sidelining the mainstream PPP and PMLN parties and their natural “progressive” allies like the ANP, BNP and others in favor of the mullahs of the Jama’at i Islami and Jamiat i Ulema i Islam, General Musharraf has alienated the old non-religious tribal leadership as well as the new secular urban middle classes of Balochistan who see no economic o ...

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Balochistan, Balochistan - Landscape, Balochistan - History, Balochistan - Accession problem of 1948, Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, Balochistan - Beginning of the movement and political allies, Balochistan - Plan of action, Balochistan - Armed struggle, Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, Balochistan - Prince Karim's legitimacy outlawed, Balochistan - The return of Karim, Balochistan - His capture, Balochistan - Trial, Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, Balochistan - Military Cantonments Issue, Balochistan - Old Grievances, Balochistan - Solutions, Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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The military cantonments planned at Gwadar, Dera Bugti and Kohlu (the capital of the Marri tribal lands) are viewed as outposts of repression and control, not development. The corrupt Frontier Corps is thoroughly hated and despised as a federal instrument of oppression. With the mullahs rampaging in much of Balochistan and defying the writ of the government, the rise of incipient armed nationalism poses a ...

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Balochistan, Balochistan - Landscape, Balochistan - History, Balochistan - Accession problem of 1948, Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, Balochistan - Beginning of the movement and political allies, Balochistan - Plan of action, Balochistan - Armed struggle, Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, Balochistan - Prince Karim's legitimacy outlawed, Balochistan - The return of Karim, Balochistan - His capture, Balochistan - Trial, Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, Balochistan - Military Cantonments Issue, Balochistan - Old Grievances, Balochistan - Solutions, Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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Causes of grievances in Balochistan are twofold. On one side there are tribal leaders who don’t want any development in area, and on the other side is the government, which is reluctant to go against tribal leaders. Sui gas has never benefited the people of Balochistan. Huge royalties are paid to Sardar of Sui, but they fail to reach the poor of the area. The federal government earns billions from gas in the province but gives only a fraction of that back for development, and not even this is properly spent; provincial autonomy promised ...

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Balochistan, Balochistan - Landscape, Balochistan - History, Balochistan - Accession problem of 1948, Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan, Balochistan - Beginning of the movement and political allies, Balochistan - Plan of action, Balochistan - Armed struggle, Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans, Balochistan - Prince Karim's legitimacy outlawed, Balochistan - The return of Karim, Balochistan - His capture, Balochistan - Trial, Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968, Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s, Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights, Balochistan - Military Cantonments Issue, Balochistan - Old Grievances, Balochistan - Solutions, Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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