1948 Jhalawan rebellion
conflict between Pakistani forces and Princes of Kalat
In July 1948, Agha Abdul Karim, brother of the Khan of Kalat, Ahmad Yar Khan, instigated a rebellion in the Jhalawan region against the Pakistani government in response to the Khan's signing of Kalat's instrument of accession to Pakistan. It was the first instance of the insurgency in Balochistan.
Karim formed the Dosht-i Jhalawan militia of about 1,000 militants and captured Jhalawan for a while. However, Pakistani forces quickly recaptured the fallen territory and Karim fled into neighbouring Afghanistan. He was later arrested by Pakistani authorities.
Background
Balochistan contained a Chief Commissioner's province and four princely states under the British Raj. The province's Shahi Jirga and the non-official members of the Quetta Municipality opted for Pakistan unanimously on 29 June 1947. Three of the princely states, Makran, Lasbela and Kharan, acceded to Pakistan in 1947 after independence. The ruler of the fourth princely state, the Khan of Kalat, Ahmad Yar Khan, who used to call Jinnah his 'father', declared Kalat's independence as this was one of the options given to all of the 535 princely states by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
Conflict
Kalat finally acceded to Pakistan on 27 March 1948 after the 'strange help' of All India Radio and a period of negotiations and bureaucratic tactics used by Pakistan.
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