Yet the Baloch nation has never relented in its struggle for independence. The systematic national political struggle to regain full independence from the British began in the early 1920s. Due to the ceaseless struggle of the Baloch people, Balochistan became independent on 11 August 1947 after the departure of the British from Eastern Balochistan. The news of Balochistan’s independence was announced in New Delhi and reported in The New York Times on 12 August 1947. The Balochistan First Chamber in their session, held from 12th-15th December 1947, approved the declaration of Balochistan’s independence unanimously; the Balochistan Upper House also endorsed the First Chamber’s ruling in their session that was held from 2nd-4th January 1948. The artificial Islamic State of Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947. This new state of Pakistan has remained a real threat to the sovereignty of Balochistan from the very day of its creation. Within eight months of its formation Pakistan forcefully occupied the sovereign state of Balochistan on 27 March 1948.
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