Jaffar Express, BLA and how to solve the crisis in Balochistan - Rafiullah Kakar - #TPE 427

Rafiullah Kakar comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a timely episode to discuss the attack on Jaffar Express by BLA, Mahrang Baloch, what has brought Balochistan to this point, Political Engineering, Akhtar Mengal, Sardars, the Baloch movement, the economy in Balochistan and possible solutions to the crisis. Rafiullah Kakar is a policy analyst and development professional with rich experience in policy strategy and development, policy advocacy, project management and political economy analysis. He is currently doing his PhD from Cambridge University. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Jaffar Express Incident is a continuation of the conflict in Balochistan 3:00 What has brought Balochistan to this point? 10:30 Political Engineering in Balochistan 14:50 Akhtar Mengal's Tweet and Pakistan's political structure 18:40 Natural Resources of Balochistan and Sui Gas 25:25 Balochistan's share in BISP 30:20 Are Sardars the problem in Balochistan? 33:30 Opportunities lost to integrate Balochistan 36:30 New leadership of the Baloch movement 39:00 Why is the Baloch youth going towards extremism? 44:00 Balochistan's Economy and Smuggling 51:30 Hate against Punjabis in Balochistan 56:22 Development in Balochistan 1:01:00 What road blocks are there in the system? 1:10:00 How can the State reconcile with the Baloch? 1:15:50 Why are the Baloch treated differently? 1:18:50 Smaller provinces and Pakistan's Federation 1:24:11 Audience Questions The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:   / thepakistanexperience   To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch:   / thepakistanexp1     / thepakistanexperience     / thepakistanexpeperience   The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @thepakistanexperience