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Unique for its culture, the Balochistan is noted for its extremely dry [[List of deserts of Pakistan|desert climate]], with very [[Pakistan Meteorological Department|hot summers]] and mild winters as well as the [[Mountain ranges of Pakistan|granite]] [[Sulaiman Mountains|mountain ranges]].<ref>Weiss, Anita M. and Mughal, Muhammad Aurang Zeb. 2012. Pakistan. Louis Kotzé and Stephen Morse (eds), Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 9. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire, pp. 236-240</ref>

Since 1999 the Pakistani army has been accused of committing human rights violations against the people of Balochistan.<ref name=IBTimesHumanRights>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/balochistan-hundreds-people-abducted-murdered-by-pakistan-army-activists-warn-1491457</ref> Families have reported the disappearance of approximately 20,000 people over the years, and in 2014 a mass grave containing 169 bodies was found in the Khuzdar district.<ref name=IBTimesHumanRights /> These human rights concerns have drawn the attention of [[Human Rights Watch]]<ref name=IBTimesHumanRights /> and [[Amnesty International]].<ref>https://www.amnesty.org/en/press-releases/2011/02/pakistan-balochistan-atrocities-continue-rise/</ref>

~~Pakistani army are committing human rights violations on a massive scale according to amnesty international.~~

==History==