Demographic changes in Balochistan

This article explores and delves cultural and demographic changes in Balochistan, an important province of Pakistan, in a historical perspective. Overall purpose of this article is to investigate and determine whether Balochistan undergoing through a phase of demographic and cultural change. This article tracks early history and nationalist movement of Balochistan in order to identify dominant cultural norms and lineages Balochistan. This article further analyses the influence of Partition, Pakistan's key strategic endeavours and growing influence of China on Balochistan's culture and demography. Finally, this article concludes that Pakistan's vested interest, growing insurgency and China's growing influence have contributed significantly towards the demographic and cultural change of Balochistan.