The Balochi Academy promotes the
Balochi culture through the development and promotion of the
language
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and literature; support for literary circles; conducting seminars and conferences; and inviting academics from other parts of
Pakistan
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and abroad as guest speakers. It was officially established in 1961 and is located in
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of ...
, the capital of the
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
i province of
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
.
Overview
It publishes books in Balochi,
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...
,
,
English
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* English language
* English people
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and
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
.
Before 1997 the Academy didn’t have a building of its own. In 1997 Chief Minister of Balochistan
Akhtar Mengal
Akhtar Mengal (born 6 October 1962) is a politician from Balochistan who is the chairman of Balochistan National Party (Mengal). He previously served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan between 1997 and 1998 and later he served as a member of t ...
, who was interested in supporting the language, provided the Academy with land and a grant to construct its own building.
In 1999 the complex was officially opened. It is a three-story building in central Quetta with a library and conference hall.
References
* ''The Balochi Academy'' Abdul Qadir Shahwani, 2000 (Balochi Academy, Quetta)
Balochi language
Balochistan
Organisations based in Quetta
Language advocacy organizations
1961 establishments in Pakistan
Government agencies of Balochistan, Pakistan
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