Prince Karim Khan
Prince Agha Abdul Karim Khan Ahmedzai was the younger brother of Khan of Kalat, Mir Ahmedyar Khan, the last ruler of Balochistan. After the British left Balochistan on 13 August 1947. It's alleged that the Khan was forced to join Pakistan.
On the night of May 16, 1948 Prince Abdul Karim Khan,in defiance of his brother, decided to lead a separatist movement against the Pakistan government,so as to preserve his life of privilege as the Khan's governor in Makran.
The Prince invited the leading members of Baloch nationalist political parties—the Kalat State National Party, the Baloch League, and the Baloch National Workers Party — to join him in the struggle for the creation of an independent "Greater Balochistan". Apart from his political motives, the Prince was a member of the royal family and the former governor of the Makran province; he was upset by Pakistan's recognition of Sardar Bay Khan Gichki as Makran's ruler.
Read more about Prince Karim Khan: Origins and Allies of The Movement, Plan of Action, Armed Struggle, Soviets and Afghans, Delegitimisation, Return and Capture, Trial and Sentencing
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