Khairpur Division was an administrative division in the West wing of Pakistan which existed from 1955 to 1975. It was established in 1955 after the merge of the Khairpur State into Pakistan. In 1970, after the dissolution of one unit scheme, it became a part of the Sind province. [1] In 1971 it was renamed the Sukkur Division. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Khairpur Division was established in 1955.
At the time of establishment division was comprised on:
Khairpur became the Sukkur Division in 1971. [6] [7] [8]
Sindh is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province by population after Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab to the north. It shares an International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert of Sindh in the eastern portion of the province along the international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of the province.
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