Jinnah’s Balochistan: At Cross Road

Abstract

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan envisaged Pakistan as an Islamic democratic state, wherein the people will find out equality, Social Justice. There will be constitutional safeguard for all the communities residing in the country. Fundamental Rights will be delivered by the state to all citizens of Pakistan without any discrimination of cast, creed and geography. Strong and Prosperous Balochistan was the dream of Jinnah. Also, He had great concern with Balochistan before partition when he presented its famous fourteen points. He vowed for the up gradation of Balochistan. Jinnah believed on more and more provincial autonomy. Unfortunately, his ideas are not materialized in that extent which he desired. The current Balochistan is facing lot of problems. The researcher focuses on the perception of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah regarding Balochistan. The approach is descriptive and analytical. The research is based on original and secondary sources. The findings of the research and bibliography are in the end.