Accession of Kalat

The princely state of Kalat in Balochistan acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 27 March 1948,[1] after having declared independence earlier on 15 August 1947.

[2] It was accepted by the Governor General Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 31 March, making Kalat an integral part of Pakistan.

The accession was a stormy affair.

[3] Whether it had the consensus of its subjects remains disputed and Insurgencies against the state of Pakistan continue till the present day.

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The Baluchistan region of British India, including the British Baluchistan province, the Khanate of Kalat and its subsidiary states (National Geographic, 1946)