STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL POWER IN BALOCHISTAN: A HISTORICAL INQUIRY: 1749-1929
Abstract
Power as an objective of the political upspring in Balochistan has been dealt in the article. Presence of power and its use for holding personal authority has been highlighted. The focused period of the article is from the accession of Mir Nasir Khan I, as ruler of Kalat to the advent of nationalist politics of Balochistan. The present study inquires into the overview of structure and dynamics of political power. How the authoritarians of Balochistan misused power for their personal political objectives is the main question of the study. Further, from Nasir Khan I to the British invasion of Balochistan the political power-struggle hampered the progress of the political culture of Balochistan. The geneses of the power-struggle are still evident in the political culture of Balochistan. The downtrodden and politically victimized people of Balochistan are good examples of the cruel treatment of authoritarian rulers
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