Dera is a common element in placenames of South Asia.
Kalchas is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. In 2004 the government of Pakistan granted licences to oil and gas companies for exploration of the resources in this area.
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe of Baloch people who served as the Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province in Pakistan. He also became minister of state for defence in the cabinet of Feroz Khan Noon. Earlier, he also served as minister of state for interior. It was Feroz Khan Noon's regime when accession of Gwadar took place and it is propagated that Bugti was part of negotiations.
Sibi is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The main mountain ranges are Zen, Bambore and Dungan. The climatic and topography of Sibi District is quite varied compared to other districts of Balochistan. It is also known as the "Hot spot" of Pakistan where the temperatures in the summer exceed 52.6 °C (126.7 °F). Until 2013 the district had two sub-divisions, Sibi and Lehri, further organized into tehsils and sub-tehsils: Sibi, Lehri, Kutmandi and Sangan.
The Baluchistan States Union or Balochistan States Union (BSU) was an administrative division of Pakistan that existed between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955 in the southwestern part of West Pakistan. It was formed by the four princely states of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Makran with the capital at the town of Kalat. The area of the Union was roughly the south-western half of the modern province of Balochistan. The Union was separate from the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan which comprised areas to the northeast of the Union. The Union did not include the enclave of Gwadar which was part of the Muscat and Oman. The four state rulers continued in office and retained autonomy.
The Khetran are a Baloch tribe found in the northeast of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Their area is a large hilly tract in the Sulaiman Mountains comprising the whole of Barkhan 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. The Khetrans settled to the east in the Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab are speakers of Saraiki.
Sui, is a sub-district of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Sui gas field is located near Sui town. Generally this is the area of Bugti's.
Phelawagh is a town and tehsil of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The town of Phelawagh also functions as a Union Council.
Saddar Dera Bugti is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Baiker is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. In 2006 the government of Pakistan announced that it was investing in various project in Balochistan including the Baiker area.
Lope Sherani is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The area contains one basic health unit, and eight schools.
Patra Sherani is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Gandoi is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It has an altitude of 250 metres.
Gulzar is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°31'30N 69°1'50E and has an altitude of 1292 metres.
Loti is town and union council of Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 28°56'60N 69°24'0E, and has an altitude of 466 metres, the area is rich in natural resources.
Shum is a town and union council of the Dera Bugti District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
In 2006, 30 terrorist attacks, including 10 of a sectarian nature, took place, leaving 100 people dead and 230 others injured.
Mir Sarfraz Bugti is a Pakistani politician. He is the son of Mir Ghulam Qadir Masshori Bugti. The latter is the pioneer of the middle-class movement against the tribal Sardars of Dera Bugti. Sarfraz Bugti is a prominent politician from Bugti tribe of Balochistan, serving as Minister of Balochistan for Home and Tribal Affairs.
NA-259 is a newly-created a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It comprises the districts of Dera Bugti, Kohlu, Barkhan, Sibi and Lehri from the province of Balochistan.
