The Asian Development Bank engaged Haris Gazdar as poverty specialist for technical assistance to the Government of Balochistan leading up to the Balochistan Resource Management Program (BRMP), under project preparation technical assistance (TA 4230-PAK). An analytical paper was prepared based on the analysis of secondary material, consultations with stakeholders in Quetta, and field visits to Loralai, Barkhan, Kalat, Khuzdar, Sibi, Jaffarabad, Panjgur, Kech and Gwadar districts.