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The '''Republic of Balochistan''' is a self-proclaimed independent [[de facto]] [[Sovereign state|state]] in [[South Asia]]. It shares its boundaries with [[Iran]] in the west, [[Afghanistan]] in the northwest and with [[Pakistan]] in the north and east. It also has a coastline with the [[Arabian Sea]] and the [[Persian Gulf]]. It was proclaimed on 15 August 1947 alongside the [[Dominion of India]] and [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]. On 8 May 2025, key Baloch writer and activist [[Mir Yar Baloch]], along with other prominent [[Baloch people|Baloch]] leaders and activists, officially declared the independence of the Pakistani [[Balochistan, Pakistan|province of Balochistan]] as the Republic of Balochistan. The separation of the Baloch homeland from Pakistan was announced with the [[Balochistan Freedom Declaration]], marking an escalation in the decades-long [[Baloch nationalist]] struggle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Balochistan deserves to be independent of Pak|first=Savio|last=Rodrigues |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/balochistan-deserves-to-be-independent-of-pak |website=[[The Sunday Guardian]] |access-date=11 May 2025|date=23 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Balochistan Activists Claim Independence From Pakistan'; Request India For Embassy In Delhi, Ask UN For Recognition |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/balochistan-activists-claim-independence-from-pakistan-request-india-for-embassy-in-delhi-ask-un-for-recognition |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> | The '''Republic of Balochistan''' is a unofficially self-proclaimed independent [[de facto]] [[Sovereign state|state]] in [[South Asia]]. It shares its boundaries with [[Iran]] in the west, [[Afghanistan]] in the northwest and with [[Pakistan]] in the north and east. It also has a coastline with the [[Arabian Sea]] and the [[Persian Gulf]]. It was proclaimed on 15 August 1947 alongside the [[Dominion of India]] and [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]. On 8 May 2025, key Baloch writer and activist [[Mir Yar Baloch]], along with other prominent [[Baloch people|Baloch]] leaders and activists, officially declared the independence of the Pakistani [[Balochistan, Pakistan|province of Balochistan]] as the Republic of Balochistan. The separation of the Baloch homeland from Pakistan was announced with the [[Balochistan Freedom Declaration]], marking an escalation in the decades-long [[Baloch nationalist]] struggle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Balochistan deserves to be independent of Pak|first=Savio|last=Rodrigues |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/balochistan-deserves-to-be-independent-of-pak |website=[[The Sunday Guardian]] |access-date=11 May 2025|date=23 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Balochistan Activists Claim Independence From Pakistan'; Request India For Embassy In Delhi, Ask UN For Recognition |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/balochistan-activists-claim-independence-from-pakistan-request-india-for-embassy-in-delhi-ask-un-for-recognition |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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