Balochistan Development Authority

{{Short description|Department of Government of Balochistan, Pakistan}}

The Balochistan Development Authority is an agency of Government of Balochistan, Quetta. The authority was established in 1974 under the Balochistan Development Authority Act, 1974 passed by Balochistan Assembly.[https://pabalochistan.gov.pk/pab/pab/tables/alldocuments/actdocx/2019-12-13_15:11:29_8e3e9.pdf THE BALOCHISTAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 1974] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412195130/https://pabalochistan.gov.pk/pab/pab/tables/alldocuments/actdocx/2019-12-13_15:11:29_8e3e9.pdf|date=2021-04-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/pakistan/2020/03/balochistan-closes-gadani-ship-breaking-yard-amid-coronavirus-fears/|title=Balochistan closes Gadani ship-breaking yard amid coronavirus fears | SAMAA|website=Samaa TV|date=20 March 2020|access-date=12 April 2021|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412195127/https://www.samaa.tv/news/pakistan/2020/03/balochistan-closes-gadani-ship-breaking-yard-amid-coronavirus-fears/|url-status=live}}

The authority works under the Department of planning and development to promote economic and industrial development in Balochistan.{{Cite web|url=https://balochistan.gov.pk/autonomous-bodies/balochistan-development-authority/|title=Balochistan Development Authority – Government of Balochistan|access-date=2021-04-12|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412195131/https://balochistan.gov.pk/autonomous-bodies/balochistan-development-authority/|url-status=live}}