Abstract
The research investigates the question of provincial autonomy in case of Balochistan province after 18th constitution Amendment. As the region being rich in terms of natural resources; however, remains the least developed and poorest federating units among the four provinces of Pakistan. The impoverished province has always protested against the constitutional rights with respect to its just shares in resources explored in the region. Several times, undemocratic means have been used to oppress their rising demands of provincial autonomy. However the power elite has been failed to materialize it. Rather, the notion of unjust sharing of resources has augmented the contestation between the center and smaller federating units. The nature of these issue are not new, rather these are historic. Several efforts in the shape of constitutional amendments were made to deal with the issue of disparity and inequality; however, nothing productive has been done. The rising gap of inequalities, unjust distribution of the resources and the question of political autonomy has continued problematic between the center and Balochistan even in the post 18th constitutional Amendment. The central government and power elite in the province are contributing in widening the prevailing disparity and imbalanced distribution of resources in the region. The masses of the province have considered themselves as disregarded and are being cheated by a ruling elite power
Mohammad Ozair , Jahanzeb Khan. (2017) The Content of the Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment and Balochistan: A Critical Appraisal, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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