Type | Journal Article - NDU Journal |
Title | Polarization of Baloch society: causes and consequences |
Author(s) | |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2014 |
Page numbers | 43-60 |
URL | http://www.ndu.edu.pk/issra/issra_pub/articles/ndu-journal/NDU-Journal-2014/03-Polarization.pdf |
Abstract | All federating units of the state of Pakistan have diverse ethnic makeup, distinct cultures, assorted languages and even incongruent life style. These sociological differences have resulted in social division of overall Pakistani society which is evident from emergence of few very serious internal conflicts during past few decades. The enigmatic state versus province conflict in Balochistan has been ongoing since independence of Pakistan in 1947 having multiple causes and dimensions. The conflict has adversely affected Baloch population resulting into rising dissatisfaction level from the state. The prolonged sufferings of population have translated into solemn grievances over the years and set in symptoms of social polarization in Baloch society. Polarization, being a wide ranging phenomenon, has many contributory causes. The article focuses on polarization through the prism of three contributing variable; state of education, health & civic amenities and hypothesises that despite prevailing polarization in Baloch society, province of Balochistan cannot secede from federation of Pakistan. |
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