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May 30, 2024 · Balochistan, westernmost province of Pakistan. It is bordered by Iran (west), by Afghanistan (northwest), by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces (northeast and east), by Sindh province (southeast), and by the Arabian Sea (south).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Balochistan region is split among three countries: Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Administratively it comprises the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, and the southern areas of Afghanistan, which include Nimruz, Helmand and Kandahar provinces.
Jan 19, 2024 · In the past week, both Iran and Pakistan have launched strikes across each other's borders targeting militants in the region. To understand the escalation in fighting, here's a closer look at...
Balochistan is located on the south-eastern part of the Iranian plateau. It borders the geopolitical regions of the Middle East and Southwest Asia, Central Asia and South Asia. Balochistan lies at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz and provides the shortest route from seaports to Central Asia. Its geographical location has placed the otherwise ...
Jan 19, 2024 · Reuters. Iranian missiles - seen here during a training drill - have hit Pakistan. Local groups in both Pakistan and Iran are part of a decades-long struggle for greater autonomy in...
- Farhat Javed
For both Iran and Pakistan, Baluchistan, a region that straddles their border, presents a thorny security challenge.
Mar 26, 2024 · Iranian authorities reported that two people were killed in a shooting in the Sistan and Baluchistan province on Monday, the same day Baluchi separatists attacked a Pakistani naval base, as unrest continues in the troubled border region.
