Recently, Baloch representative and diplomat Mir Yar Baloch took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared, "The Republic of Balochistan announces worldwide celebrations of August 11 as the Independence Day of Balochistan with national unity." While the Baloch nationalists observe August 11 as marking the day of independence for their land, Pakistan claims the legitimacy of its accession in 1948. The significance of August 11 dates back to 1947, just days before British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan. On August 11, 1947, an agreement involving the British, Pakistan and the Khan of Kalat recognised Kalat as having a constitutional status distinct from that of other princely states. The Khanate of Kalat was a princely state ruled by the Khan of Kalat under British paramountcy.