The Balochi Academy promotes the Balochi culture through the development and promotion of the

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and literature; support for literary circles; conducting seminars and conferences; and inviting academics from other parts of

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 ...

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

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 Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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and

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. 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 {{Baluchi-stub