On 24 April 2006, the IISS hosted a Special Round Table Discussion with Senator Sanaullah Baloch, Member, Senate and Information Secretary, Balochistan National Party. Senator Baloch gave a presentation on ‘Understanding the Crisis in Balochistan’. The Round Table Discussion was chaired by Sir Hilary Synnott, Senior Consulting fellow at IISS.
Mr Sanaullah Baloch has been a Member of the Pakistan Senate since March 2003, and a Member of its Standing Committees on Local Government and Problems of Less Developed Areas. Since 2002, he has also been the Information Secretary of the Balochistan National Party.
In April 1997, Mr Baloch was elected a Member of the Pakistan National Assembly from the largest constituency in the country. He was also the youngest Member of Parliament. In 1998, he was the Parliamentary Secretary for Interior and Narcotics Control Division. Earlier, he was Director of the Balochistan Institute for Future Development (1995-97) and Secretary General, Baloch Students Organisation (1993-95). His book Oppressed Balochistan (2001) focused on the denial of democratic and political rights to the people of Balochistan.
