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Baluchistan

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Ba·lu·chi·stan  (b-lch-stn)
A desert region of western Pakistan bounded by Iran, Afghanistan, and the Arabian Sea.
Baluchistan [bəˈluːtʃɪˌstɑːn -ˌstæn], Balochistan [bəˈlɒtʃɪˌstɑːn -ˌstæn]
n
1. (Placename) a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
2. (Placename) a province of SW Pakistan: a former territory of British India (until 1947). Capital: Quetta. Pop.: 6 511 000 (1998)
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Pakistan's government on Tuesday unveiled a package of reforms in a bid to ease a separatist insurgency in Baluchistan on the Afghan and Iranian borders, and maximise efforts on fighting the Taliban.
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