Since 1947, Baloch have resisted inclusion into the Pakistan and have waged several waves of ethno-nationalist
insurgency against the state. Scholars and Baloch nationalist leaders alike generally assert that Baloch are more
secular than other Pakistanis, more opposed to the political Islamist policies pursued by the state, and less
supportive of Islamist militancy in the country. However, these claims lack empirical support. We employ data
derived from a large national survey of Pakistanis from 2012 to evaluate these conventional wisdoms.
Contrary to claims in the literature, we find that Baloch resemble Pakistanis generally with few important
exceptions