Lehri District

Lehri District ضلع لہڑی
District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Established	May 2013
Abolished	January 2018
Founded by	Mir Chakar Khan Domki
Area [1]
• Total	3,285 km2 (1,268 sq mi)
Population  (2017) [2]
• Total	118,046
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)

Lehri District was the 31st district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It was created in May 2013 from parts of the districts of Sibi and Kachhi. ^[3] But in January 2018, the Cabinet of Balochistan decided to remove Lehri district, which would be annexed into Sibi and Kachhi. ^[4]

Lehri District used to consist of the following tehsils:

• Bhag
• Lehri

Bakhtiarabad will be the headquarters of the new district carved out under section 6 of the Balochistan Land Revenue Act 1967, according to a notification issued by the revenue department on Tuesday.^{[ citation needed ]}

It said the district would comprise the tehsils of Lehri and Bhag, except the Sorani revenue area. The tehsils have been separated from the districts of Sibi and Kachhi.^{[ citation needed ]}

Separating Lehri from Sibi was a longstanding demand of political parties and people of the area. The number of districts in Balochistan has now reached 31.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Lehri (District, Pakistan)
2. "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
3. http://www.dawn.com/news/1012828/new-district-in-balochistan New district in Balochistan - DAWN.COM
4. "Balochistan govt. to de-notify Lehri as district". www.dawn.com.