Accession of Kalat
The princely state of Kalat in Balochistan acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 27 March 1948,[1] after having declared independence earlier on 15 August 1947.[2] It was accepted by the Governor General Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 31 March, making Kalat an integral part of Pakistan. The accession was a stormy affair.[3] Whether it had the consensus of its subjects remains disputed and Insurgencies against the state of Pakistan continue till the present day.
The Baluchistan region of British India, including the British Baluchistan province, the Khanate of Kalat and its subsidiary states (National Geographic, 1946)
References
- "Mar 29, 2023 | Seventy-five years ago Kalat accedes to Pakistan". Dawn Epaper. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- Amirali (2015), pp. 22–23: "Seven months later, on 27 March 1948, Kalat acceded to Pakistan. Whether it was a willing accession or a coerced one is a disputed matter, with pro-state historians arguing that the Khan willingly made the decision to accede, and nationalist scholars maintaining that Balochistan was annexed."
- Amirali (2015), p. 24: "The KSNP [Kalat State National Party] leaders were arrested and the Khan was put under house arrest."
Bibliography
- Amirali, Alia (2015), "Balochistan: A Case Study of Pakistan's Peacemaking Praxis (Volume III)", in Rita Manchanda (ed.), SAGE Series in Human Rights Audits of Peace Processes, SAGE Publications, ISBN 978-93-5150-213-5
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