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Charred vehicles in Balochistan province, Pakistan, following separatist militant attacks.

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The Balochistan backstory: Pakistan’s festering rebellion

At least 70 people are dead after a wave of attacks in Pakistan claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army.

The who? Well, let’s start with where:Balochistan. A sprawling, mountainous province in Southwest Pakistan that borders Iran, Afghanistan, and the Arabian Sea. It’s home to about 15 million people, a plurality of whom are Balochis, a Persian ethnic group. Despite huge natural resource wealth, which Pakistan and others have exploited, Balochistan is extremely poor. This has fueled tensions with the Pakistani government for decades.

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