بلوچستان « BALŪČISTĀN »
— English: Baluchistan.
— Status: Not democratic.
— Structure: Decentralized insurgency.
— Assessment: Controlled by various factions in various degrees of opposition to rule by پاکستان « Pākistān » and ايران « Ɔīrān », fighting for minority rights and a greater share of natural-resource wealth. Prominent leader اکبر خان بگتی « Ɔakbar Xān Bugtī » was killed in 2006; he had served as both governor (1973-4) and chief minister (1989-90) of the province in پاکستان « Pākistān ». Radical leader عبدالمالک ریگی « Cabd-ɔul-Mālik Rīgī » was captured and executed by ايران « Ɔīrān » in 2010.
— Updated: 2015 March 17.
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