Balochistan is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-east, Punjab to the east and Sindh to the south-east; shares international borders with Iran to the west and Afghanistan to the north; and is bound by the Arabian Sea to the south. Balochistan is an extensive plateau of rough terrain divided into basins by ranges of sufficient heights and ruggedness. It has the world's largest deep sea port, the Port of Gwadar lying in the Arabian Sea.
The history of Balochistan refers to the history of the Balochistan region of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Vague allusions to the region were found in Greek historical records of around 650 BCE. Prehistoric Balochistan dates to the Paleolithic.
Kachhi or Kacchi, previously known until 2008 as Bolan District, is a district located in the central part of the Balochistan province in Pakistan. The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 December 1991. The Deputy Commissioner's office started functioning on 17 May 1992, and Bolan became one of the four districts of Naseerabad Division, until the abolition of Divisions in 2000.
Jhal Magsi District is a district in the central part of the Balochistan province in Pakistan. Previously part of Kachhi District, it was established as a district of its own in December 1991 and after a brief period in which it was known as Kachhi, its name was changed to Jhal Magsi in May 1992. The district is named after the town of Jhal, seat of the Magsi tribe. Historically, the Magsi tribe is Samma tribe.
Kachh Gandava or Kachhi is a low-lying flat region in Balochistan, Pakistan separating the Bugti hills from those of Kalat. Until the end of the 15th century the district had been a part of Sindh. Around 1500 it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun dynasty from the Samma dynasty of Sultan of Sindh, and so came under the control of Kandahar. Soon the territory was conquered by the Kalhoras Amirs of Sindh, they were displaced by the Nadir Shah of Persia and made it the part of Kalat Khanate in 1740. Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi, Jafarabad, Usta Muhammad and Sohbatpur districts were included, these were separated in 1987. It is driven, like a wedge, into the frontier mountain system and extends for 150 miles from Jacobabad to Sibi, with nearly as great a breadth at its base on the Sindh frontier. The soil is fertile wherever it can be irrigated by the floods brought down from the surrounding hills; but much of the central portion is sandy waste. It is traversed by the North-Western railway.
Qambar Shahdadkot District is a district of Sindh, Pakistan, originally named after Shahdad Khan Khuhawar the official founder. District Qambar Shahdadkot, with headquarters at Qambar, was established on 13 December 2004.
Nasirabad Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan, The division connects Balochistan with Sindh. Nasirabad division created by bifurcation of Sibi division in 1987. Its Divisional headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. CNIC Code of Nasirabad Division is 53.
Hanbhi, or Hambhi sometimes spelt as Hanbi is a Sindhi Sammat tribe settled in Pakistan. It is a clan of Sindhi Diyo tribe of Samma. Hanbhi is also a clan among Sindhi Jamote tribe of Balochistan.
Usta Muhammad is a city and sub-division of the Usta Muhammad District of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
PB-12 Kachhi is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.
Khalid Hussain Magsi is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to September 2014, from May 2016 to May 2018 and from August 2018 till August 2023.
Kacchi was a division of the former princely state of Kalat in Baluchistan, Pakistan, with an area 5,310 square miles (13,800 km2). It was located in the Kacchi Plain.
On 5 October 2017, a suicide bomber targeted the shrine of Pir Rakhel Shah situated in Fatehpur, a small town in Gandawah tehsil of Jhal Magsi district in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. At least 20 people, including two policemen, were killed and more than 30 others injured in the suicide attack.
Nawabzada Tariq Magsi is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Communication and Works, in office from 30 August 2018 to 12 August 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from August 2018 to August 2023 and from August 2013 to May 2018.
NA-253 Ziarat-cum-Harnai-cum-Sibbi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti is a newly-created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It comprises the districts of Harnai, Sibi, Kohlu and Dera Bugti from the province of Balochistan.
NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi is a newly-created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It comprises the districts of Nasirabad, Kachhi and Jhal Magsi from the province of Balochistan.
NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad is a constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan, comprising Jafarabad, Sohbatpur, and Usta Muhammad from the province of Balochistan. The constituency was formerly known as NA-261. In the 2018 Elections, Nasirabad was removed from it to form the current constituency.
Gandavah is a town that serves as the headquarters of Jhal Magsi District of Pakistan's Balochistan province. Located on a small hill in the middle of the Kach Gandava plain, Gandava is inhabited by a mix of Sindhi, Baloch, Pathan, Brahui, and Hindu communities. The town has a long history and several old architectural monuments including the Moti Gohram tomb, locally known as "the Taj Mahal of Baluchistan". Gandava also faces significant difficulties with needs like water, electricity, gas, healthcare, and education. As of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, Gandava Municipal Corporation has a population of 7,825 people, in 1,256 households.Gandawa was one of the provincial headquarters of the Bhil dynasty of India
