South Balochistan Province
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South Balochistan
جنوبی بلوچستان | |
|---|---|
Proposed Province | |
Proposed area of South Balochistan province | |
 Red (Proposed regions), | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Capital | Gwadar[1][2][3] |
| Largest city | Turbat |
| Government | |
| • Type | Self-governing province subject to the federal government |
| • Body | Government of south Balochistan |
| • Governor | Vacant |
| • Chief Minister | Vacant |
| • Chief Secretary | Vacant |
| • Rank | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST) |
| Divisions | 03 |
South Balochistan (Urdu: جنوبی بلوچستان) is a proposed new province of Pakistan, comprising the areas Makran and Lasbela in the southern part of Balochistan province. Made up of Makran Division and Kalat Division (some district of Kalat division), the proposed South Balochistan forms about 42 percent of the total area and 32 percent of the population of Balochistan province.[4][5][6]