Prince Karim Khan

Prince Karim Khan
Other namesPrince Agha Abdul Karim
Known forLeading an armed revolt against the accession of the Khanate of Kalat to Pakistan in 1948
RelativesMir Ahmad Yar Khan (brother)
FamilyKhan of Kalat family

Prince Agha Abdul Karim was a Baloch nationalist and a member of the ruling family of the former Khanate of Kalat. Before the accession of Kalat to Pakistan, he served as the governor of Makran region.

Karim led an armed revolt against the state's accession to Pakistan in 1948 which led to an ongoing Baloch separatist movement in Pakistan. After a period in Afghanistan seeking external backing, he organized guerrilla activity in the Jhalawan region before surrendering to the state of Pakistan, which resulted in his arrest and imprisonment. He founded Ustman Gal which led to the formation of the National Awami Party and also served as the head of the branch of the "Sindhi, Baloch and Pakhtun Front" in Balochistan.

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