The Sir Creek estuary is now seen as dividing two provinces, amidst ongoing insurgencies and political volatility in the region.

The entities involved

• Sindh →

  province of Pakistan

  • Historical trade caravans connected Sindh and Makran regions of Pakistan, which were taxed and used by the East India Company.Mon 14:26
  • Sindh is a province of Pakistan, and the region hosts events in the capital city of Islamabad.Mon 03:28
• Balochistan →

  region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia

  Nothing else this week.

• Pakistan →

  sovereign state in South Asia

  • US-Iran truce aims to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid global monetary policy shifts and oil price drops.Mon 17:37
  • Pakistan is establishing long-term economic cooperation with Central Asia, including plans to join the International North-South Transport Corridor.Mon 17:36
• Punjab →

  geographic region divided between Pakistan and India

  • The government in Lahore approved a plan to expand stroke care centers in the region.Mon 15:24
  • The Gulf War is causing disruptions to Pakistani money movement to Dubai, while tax reductions are noted to be supporting property purchases in Punjab.Mon 13:26

Related events

• The status of the region of Kashmir remains under international dispute, with the Indus Waters Treaty unresolved.Jun 7
• Provinces in Pakistan are clashing over water distribution, with Punjab encroaching on Sindh's Indus River allocations.Jun 29
• The strategic port of Gwadar is mentioned as being part of the infrastructure of the mineral-rich province of Balochistan, which is currently hosting an insurgency against the state of Pakistan.Jun 7
• India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty amid ongoing unrest in Balochistan and PoJK.Aug 14
• Narender Kumar advocates for a community focus on the Indus River system, noting that the treaty governs transboundary water usage in Balochistan, a province of Pakistan.Sep 17