QUETTA, March 27: A strike was observed in several district headquarters of Balochistan on Tuesday on the call of Baloch National Front (BNF) to condemn what it said the forcible annexation of Baloch state by Pakistan on March 27, 1948.

The strike was observed in Nushki, Mastung, Kalat, Khuzdar, Wadh, Awaran, Hub, Panjgur, Kharan and Turbat, the BNF said. The traffic on the road was thin from morning to evening and the shops remained closed in these areas.

Pamphlets distributed by the BNF alleged that March 27, 1948, was a black day in the history of the Baloch because on this day the Kalat state “was forcibly annexed by Pakistan”.

The pamphlet claimed that the two chambers of the Kalat state assembly had voted for independence.

The BNF declared that it would continue its struggle for attainment of rights.