As a student from Balochistan, I find myself pondering two pressing questions for the youth. What lies ahead for a province where two-thirds of the population grapples with basic literacy? Can Balochistan overcome the cycle of marginalization that has fueled its unemployment challenges for decades?

To start off with the statistics, in Balochistan, 75% of the youth population is under the age of 30, most of them graduates or postgraduates. In 2021, only 2000 out of 25,000 students who graduated from the universities in Balochistan were able to find jobs. The age range for graduates is 22-24, while those completing their master’s degrees are about 24-27.

Despite working hard for years to earn a university degree, educated youth in the province feel deceived because they still can’t find a reliable source of income. They will suffer greatly and permanently from the rising unemployment rate, which can cause low self-esteem, depression, pessimism, frustration, and extreme behavior.

According to current data, Balochistan has one of Pakistan’s highest unemployment rates, which has a big impact on the country’s young people. Professionals in the fields of engineering are about 10% who can find employment each year, and 3000 doctors are unemployed in the province. The provincial government’s refusal to provide thousands of unemployed doctors in the area with permanent employment possibilities has drawn harsh criticism from the Young Doctors Association (YDA)........

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