CPEC and Balochistan
Problems of Balochistan Non-inclusive policies, extractive institutions, fragmented political structure and negligence of national and local leaders towards the concerns of the locals have kept the province under-developed According to a 2016 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, around 71 per cent people in Balochistan live in multidimensional poverty, while this figure is much lower in other provinces. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is a broad measure of understanding and measuring poverty that considers deprivations in education, health and standard of living along with income and wealth.2 Given the lack of state infrastructure in the province, the findings of this report came as no surprise. According to Rotberg, lack of state infrastructure is the inability of the government to impose its authority and deliver stability.3 Strong state infrastructure is required to establish the institutions, which serve the interests of the state. These insti...