Political Participation in Pakistan A Case Study of Balochistan

Abstract

Pakistan has an exclusive democracy excluding some minor flashes. Political exclusion tendency is major cause of political crises. Balochistan is one of those. Central provincial relations have been facing ups and downs throughout political history of Pakistan. Baloch’s argue that central government trampled the constitutional rights of federating units particularly of Balochistan. This paper is an attempt to examine the behavioral nature of the issue. It is very difficult to understand any issue without analysis of its nature and evolution. So, study of the evolutionary process of Baloch’s attitude is also part of this research piece. The struggle for provincial autonomy and response of central governments is focused in this study.