The Kalat State National Party (KSNP) was a

Baloch nationalist __NOTOC__ Baloch nationalism ( Baloch: راج دۏستی بلۏچی) asserts that the Baloch people, an ethnic group native to Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan are a distinct nation, and that their ethnicity overrides religious loyalty. The origins o ...

political party in

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. ...

in the princely state of Kalat from 1937 to 1948. They sought independence from British and full restoration of the

Khanate of Kalat The Khanate of Kalat ( bal, کلاتءِ ھانات) was a Baloch Khanate that existed from 1512 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Its rulers were Brahui speakers. Prior to that they were subjects of ...

. The party was formed on 5 February 1937 in

Sibi Sibi ( Sindhi: سيوي ur, ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. Etymology The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu la ...

, emerging out of the reorganization of the Anjuman-e-Ittehad-e-Balochan. Among its leadership were Aalijah Ghaus Bakhsh Gazgi Mengal, Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo,

Mir Gul Khan Nasir Gul Khan Naseer ( ur, ), also known as Malek o-Sho'arā Balochistan ( ur, ; 14 May 1914 – 6 December 1983) was a politician, poet, historian, and journalist from Balochistan, Pakistan. Born on 14 May 1914 in Noshki, Gul Khan Naseer was at the ...

and

Abdul Aziz Kurd Abdul Aziz Kurd (1904–1979) was a co-founder of the Anjuman-e-Ittehad-e-Balochan-wa-Balochistan. Among the pioneering Baloch nationalists, he wished to establish an independent Balochistan. Kurd was born to a civil servant to the Khanate of Kalat ...

Malik Saeed Dehwar Malik Muhammad Saeed Dehwar (1918-2005) was the secretary of the Kalat State National Party. Malik Muhammad Saeed Dehwar was born on 15 December 1918 in the village Tiri in Mastung District, Pakistan. He belongs to the tribe of khawajakhail sub-cas ...

was the party's secretary. The party sought the end of the British occupation of Balochistan and the establishment of an independent sovereign state.

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Baloch nationalist organizations Khanate of Kalat Balochistan Defunct political parties in Pakistan Political parties established in 1937 1937 establishments in British India Political parties disestablished in 1948 1948 disestablishments in Pakistan {{Pakistan-org-stub