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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Balochistan Pakistan


Balochistan  is the largestprovince of Pakistan, who constitute about 44% of the entire mass of Pakistan. Census of 1998 had a population of about 6.6 million Balochistan .
Its adjacent area, western Iran, Afghanistan and northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab and Sindh to the east. To the south lies the Arabian Sea. The main language in the province are Baluchi, Brahui, Pashto and Urdu.  The provincial capital of Quetta and Gwadar port is being developed. In Baluchistan and the Pashtun people are the two main ethnic groups, a mixed ethnic population, mainly from Sindhi, constitute the third group (Sindhi Baloch)  Balochistan is rich in mineral resources. It is the second largest supplier of natural gas in Pakistan.

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