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Barkhan is a district in the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. It shares its borders with the province of Punjab to the east and the Balochistan districts of Dera Bugti to the south, Kohlu to the west, Loralai to the northwest and Musakhel to the north. The town of Barkhan serves as the district's headquarters. It was granted the status of a separate district on 31 December 1991, prior to which it was a tehsil within Loralai District.
Kohlu district is a district of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is bounded in the north by Loralai District, with Dera Bugti in the south, Barkhan in the east, and Sibi District in the west.
Musakhail (Urdu: ضلع موسیخیل) is a district in the northeast of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1992, prior to which it was a tehsil within Loralai District. Musakhail District is now part of Loralai Division, which was created after splitting Zhob Division.
Barkhan is the capital city of the Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 29°54'0N 69°31'0E at an altitude of 1,100 metres (3,612 feet) above sea level.
The Khetrans are a tribe found primarily in Dera Ghazi Khan and Barkhan District of Balochistan. Their area is a large hilly tract in the Sulaiman Mountains comprising the whole of Barkhan and Dera Ghazi Khan District as well as small parts of neighbouring Kohlu District to the south-west, and Musakhel District to the north. The total population is about 150,000, and at least two-thirds are speakers of the Khetrani language. Khetrans who have settled to the east in the Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab; they speak the Saraiki language. who are sometimes considered as decendents of chief or ancestors of khetrans. Khetrans are also present in Sindh.
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Zhob Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It was created in 1988 bifurcated from Quetta division. It remained abolished between 2000 and 2008 during the military rule of Pervez Musharraf, but later restored when his rule ended. CNIC Code of Zhob Division is 56.
Fort Munro, formerly known as Tuman Leghari because of the Leghari tribe who was living here before the British came. It is a hill station which is located at a height of 6,470 feet (1,970 m) above sea level in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan. Fort Munro or formerly 'Tuman leghari' is the head quarter of the Leghari tribe. Fort Munro is part of Sulaiman mountain range. It was developed by British in the late 19th-century as a summer hill town. The town was Named after commissioner Multan division Colonel Munro.
Baghao is a town and union council of Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The area has some of the most productive soil in the district.
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Eshani is a town and under Leadership of Wadera shado khan eshani union council of Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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Saddar Barkhan is a town and union council of Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Barkhan is an administrative subdivision, (tehsil) of Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils.
Musakhel Bazar, also commonly known as Musakhel, is a city and administrative headquarter of Musakhel District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°52'0N 69°49'0E at an altitude of 1,341 metres (4402 feet).
In 2006, 30 terrorist attacks, including 10 of a sectarian nature, took place, leaving 100 people dead and 230 others injured.
Abdul Rehman Khetran is a Pakistani politician who had been the Provincial Minister of Balochistan from 9 September 2018 to 12 August 2023. He ha: been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan from August 2018 to August 2023.
Loralai Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It was bifurcated from Zhob division in 2021. The division consists of Barkhan, Loralai, Musakhail and Duki districts. CNIC code of Loralai Division is 56.
On 26 February 2023, an explosion occurred in the Rakhni market of Barkhan district, Balochistan, killing at least four people and injuring 14 others.
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30°3′0″N69°55′0″E / 30.05000°N 69.91667°E
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