It emerged during interviews with oil smugglers that a number of them have done graduation from different varsities, including the state-run University of Balochistan. Photo courtesy Mohammad Akbar Notezai
IN BALOCHISTAN, thousands of people earn their livelihoods through illegally transporting oil or diesel from across the border. With widespread unemployment, economic activities being next to nil due to lack of industries and little involvement of the private sector in the province, even graduates from well-known varsities have turned towards smuggling. For them and those being aware of the ground realities here, the illegal transportation of oil/diesel from across the border is not smuggling but business.
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