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Quetta is a district in the north-west of the Balochistan province of Pakistan, on the border with Kandahar province, Afghanistan. It is part of Quetta Division. The district is famous for its agriculture produce, most notably fruit orchards but also including apples and grapes. The Hanna Valley is an area where almonds are grown. The population counted in the 1998 census was 760,000, while in 2010 it was estimated at 1,235,000.
Pshin or Pxin is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. In 1975 it was separated from Quetta District, while in 1994 part of it was split off to form the new district of Killa Abdullah. The name Pishin is a modernized form of ‘Pushang’, which is how the city was designated in Persian sources. Myth attributes the origin of the Persian designation to a son of the mythical Emperor Afrasiab. Fushing was the spelling used in the records of the Afghan government. The population of Pshin District was estimated to be over 300,000 in 2005. According to the 1998 census, the predominant first language in the district was Pashto, accounting for 99% of the population.
Pishin is a city that is the capital of the Pishin District of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Pishin connects Quetta, the provincial capital to Afghanistan. It is considered part of the Pashtun belt of Balochistan, and it is the largest district of Pashtun tribes in the region.
Killa Abdullah or Qilla Abdullah or Abdullah Qilla is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan.
The Bazai is a Pashtun tribe settled in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Bazai Tribe is the sub-cast of Kakar tribe living in the western and southern region of Quetta District, Pishin, Ziarat and Sibi districts of Balochistan. The tribe is mainly settled in the mountainous regions, including the Maslagh, Zarghoon, Takatoo mountains of Quetta.
Quetta Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan, being the third tier of government.
Muhammad Sarwar Khan Kakar was a former politician and head of the Pashtun Kakar tribe in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. He was from the Barshore and Toba Kakar Ranges area of Pishin District. He was born in 1942 and studied at St. Michael's School, Quetta. His political career began in 1979 when he became the Chairman of Pishin District Council, serving in that role until 1984. From 1985 to 1999, he was elected five times to represent Pishin in the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan and served as the Speaker of the Assembly from 1985 to 1988. He was a Provincial Minister from 1990–1994 and 1998–1999, with various portfolios including education, finance, transport, excise and taxation, revenue, and sports. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 2005 on a PML-Q ticket, and was the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Local Government and Rural Areas. On 18 February 2008 Sarwar Khan was a candidate for elections to the National Assembly of Pakistan and the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, winning a seat in the provincial election. However, before he could take up his seat in the provincial Assembly, he died on 21 February 2008 and his seat was given to his nephew Khan Asfandiyar Khan Kakar.He was left behind with 2 wives and 2 daughters.
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The province of Balochistan, the least populated province of Pakistan and the largest province by area, is divided into 33 districts and seven divisions. Below, you will find an overview of the recent history of districts in Balochistan, Pakistan, a map showing each district, the divisions of Balochistan and their districts, and a list showing each district's name, the division the district belongs to, the district's area, the location of the district's headquarters, the district's population and population density, the average annual population growth rate of each district, and a map showing each district's location.
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PB-8 (Pishin-I) is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.
PB-10 (Pishin-III) is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.
Barshore, Pashto (برښور), in Urdu (برشور) is one of the four Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Pishin District in Pakistan. Extending over 1700 square kilometers, the general character of the sub-division is mountainous, the mountains being intersected by long, narrow valleys. At the northern end of the sub-division the great plateau of Toba Kakar Range drains northward to the Kadanai river in Afghanistan.
On 12 August 2017, a suicide bombing took place near a Pakistan army truck in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, leaving 15 people dead including 8 soldiers, while injuring 40 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.
NA-262 (Pishin) is a newly-created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It comprises the district of Pishin from the province of Balochistan.
This article is an incomplete outline of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2019 in chronological order.
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