It supports literary circles; conducts seminars and conferences; and invites academics from all across Pakistan and abroad as guest speakers.
It was officially established in 1961, and is headquartered in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan.
[1] It publishes books, translated works, and original research in Balochi, as well as in Urdu, Pashto, English and Persian.
In 1997, Chief Minister of Balochistan Akhtar Mengal, who was interested in supporting the language, provided the Academy with land and a grant to construct its own building.
It is a three-story building in central Quetta with a library and conference hall.