Abstract
Balochistan is one of the borderlands of subcontinent and it remained out of the colonial control of British Raj until the emergence of The Great Game. British Raj was not interested in the control of barren lands of Balochistan as it would not give them any economic benefit. As the dawn of 20th century brought global changes in the colonial politics and emergence of Russian colonies in Central Asia become a direct threat to British colony of India, Resultantly, Balochistan became important because of its strategic location. Then Balochistan was colonized (directly and indirectly) by Raj. As the colonial role started in this part of South Asia, it also introduced western concepts of politics and governance at very limited level. The present paper is an attempt to find the genesis of organized politics and birth of political parties in Balochistan with especial focus on the role of these parties in the freedom movement against British Raj during colonial period.
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