Balochistan, Aug. 15 -- Political differences over Pakistan's formation and the status of Balochistan have once again come into focus as the Baloch National Movement marked Pakistan's Independence Day with a call to observe 14 August as a "black day" for the Baloch people.

Dil Murad Baloch, Secretary General of the Baloch National Movement, said in a statement shared on social media platform X that the day should be viewed as a reminder that states and political borders can change over time.

"14 August is undoubtedly a black day for the Baloch nation," Baloch said, arguing that the emergence and eventual collapse of states demonstrates that no political order is permanent.

He questioned the commonly used phrase "creation of Pakistan", ...