Abstract
Political landscape of Balochistan has always been marred by ethnic and progressive issues. Ranging from
provincial autonomy to separatist movements, Balochistan has been largely an integrated unit of the federation of
Pakistan. It produced variety of leaders who propagated ethnic Baloch interests with clear leftist and progressive
outlook in politics. Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo was among those politicians in Balochistan who upheld ideas of
fraternity, human dignity, and liberal democratic principles. Some of the author has mentioned that he was a formal
member of the Communist Party of Pakistan. Coming from politically less-exposed society, he carved out a place for
himself on national level during Pakistan first decade after independence. This article traces the political career of
Bizenjo from the time of pre-1947 India. He remained active in the politics of the Kalat State spreading antiimperial, leftist and anti-Khan ideas. The study investigates the principles and the techniques he followed in the
political milieu of Balochistan and Pakistan. It analyses the ethnic discourse, his reservations on the issues related
to Balochistan and the role he played on national level. It would have also been explored that why he was arrested
by the successive regimes and what charges were brought against him. The article explores that how the evolution
of a leftist-cum-regionalist politician took place with convincingly nationalist political bearings.
Himayatullah Yaqubi, Iftikhar Ahmad. (2020) Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizenjo: The Evolution of a Leftist Politician in Balochistan, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 57, Issue-3.
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