Pakistan - Baluchistan/Quetta

The province of Baluchistan that borders both Iran and Afghanistan is notorious for cross-border smuggling operations. It should really be in our "Forbidden Places," since few if any permits are given and you must have the permission of the local tribal chief to move in relative safety. Why anyone would want to travel to Quetta, southern Afghanistan, eastern Iran or the bleak Pakistani coast is a good question. We say relative safety, because kidnapping for money is as popular here as it is in the tribal regions up north. Any student of geography will quickly figure out that the fastest way from landlocked Afghanistan is through remote Baluchistan. The major drug smugglers (actually smuggling may be too ludicrous a term to apply here) run large truck and even camel caravans from Afghanistan to the coast.

This region also has a high occurrence of armed robberies, probably because just about everybody carries a gun. Terrorist bombings have occurred frequently in the region, primarily concentrated among those districts along the Afghanistan border. There is limited to no provincial police. Those hardy persons considering travel into the interior should first notify the province's home secretary, travel in a group and limit travel to daylight hours and see a psychiatrist. Although the Pakistani government tells DP that permission from the provincial authorities is required for travel into some interior locations, I couldn't help but wonder which government folks would be around to check.

http://www.pak.org/khazana/Provinces/Baluchistan/