Baluchistan

American  

[buh-loo-chuh-stahn, -stan, buh-loo-chuh-stan] / bəˌlu tʃəˈstɑn, -ˈstæn, bəˈlu tʃəˌstæn /

noun

1. an arid mountainous region in S Asia, in SE Iran and SW Pakistan, bordering on the Arabian Sea.

2. a former territory of W British India, now incorporated into Pakistan.

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Baluchistan British  

/ bəˈlɒtʃɪˌstɑːn, -ˌstæn, bəˈluːtʃɪˌstɑːn, -ˌstæn /

noun

1. a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran

2. a province of SW Pakistan: a former territory of British India (until 1947). Capital: Quetta. Pop: Pop: 7 450 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

The incident happened near the border village of Mashkel in Baluchistan province on Wednesday, local police said.

From Seattle Times

Local police officer Asghar Ali said the accident happened in Washuk town as the bus was traveling from Turbat, the second largest city in Baluchistan province, to Quetta, the province’s capital.

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The killings occurred near the port city of Gwadar in Baluchistan province, police official Mohsin Ali said.

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Separatists in Baluchistan have often killed workers and others from Punjab as part of a campaign to force them to leave the province, which for years has experienced a low-level insurgency by the Baluchistan Liberation Army and other groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad.

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Last month, the Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for killing nine people from Punjab province who were abducted from a bus on a highway in Baluchistan, saying it had information that spies were on the bus.

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