Pakistan - News and Discussion 6

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>The Crisis in Balochistan</b>
Public Event
Date and Time
May 25, 2006
10:00 AM - 11: 30PM

Location
U.S. Institute of Peace
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 17th St, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Directions Balochistan, a vast yet sparsely populated province in southwestern Pakistan, has been a source of conflict and instability for decades.

The Baloch people inhabit a poverty-stricken area rich in natural resources straddling Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Clashes between the government of Pakistan and local leaders over autonomy, wealth distribution, and the sheltering of insurgents have risen dramatically in intensity in the last year, with implications for regional stability and the war against Islamic militancy.

Speakers
Senator Sanaullah Baloch, (via video)
Senate of Pakistan
<b>Frederic Grare
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Selig Harrison
Center for International Policy </b>
J Alexander Thier, Moderator
U.S. Institue of Peace
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