Given all that glitters in Balochistan, it’s no wonder Pakistan places the province at the center of its economic and strategic ambitions: It boasts rich deposits of gas, coal, and copper; a coastline granting access to Persian Gulf trade; and a transit zone for two proposed multibillion-dollar, natural-gas pipelines, one from Iran and one from Turkmenistan. In geopolitical terms, Balochistan is a prize – one that Islamabad plans to bolster with $2 billion-plus in investment. Full Story