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Pishin District
Map of Balochistan with Pishin District highlighted
Area km²
Population ()
 • Density

 • /km²
Time zonePST (UTC+5)
Established
 • District Nazim
 • District Naib Nazim
 • District Council
 • Number of Tehsils

 • Kamaluddin
 • Hazrat Ali
 •  seats 
 • 4
Main language(s)
Website[1]

Pishin (Pashto: پشین) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions  Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Pakistan Standard Time (PST is the time zone for Pakistan. It is usually 5 hours ahead of GMT though as of June 1 2008 it is 6 hours ahead due to the use of DST to help decrease UTC+5 is the Timezone for Pakistan Standard Time West Asia Standard Time. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Mohammad Kamaluddin is a First class Cricketer from Bangladesh who played 3 matches for Barisal Division in 2003/04 Haji Hazrat Ali is a military commander in eastern Afghanistan. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو‎ pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as ||} See also Local government in Pakistan The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces Balochistan, or Baluchistan, Pashto, ( Balochi, Hazara, Brahui, Sindhi, Urdu: بلوچستان Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Prior to 1975 it was knowns as Pasahang. Pishin was a part of the Quetta Pishin district. ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort For administrative reasons Pishin was separated from Quetta and was made a new district on 18th January 1975. The district consists of four tehsil, Pishin, Karizat, Barshoor and Hurramzai. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The population of Pishin district is estimated to be over 400,000 in 2005, majority of whom are Pashtuns. It consists of a large plain surrounded on three sides by hills, which formerly belonged to Afghanistan but was ceded to the British by the treaty of Gandamak in 1879. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Treaty of Gandamak officially ended the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Pishin district has very significant place in Balochistan province, as most of the skilled and educated people working in and around Balochistan belong to Pishin. The tehsil Huramzai is enjoying particular status for its talented and educated youths.

Sports

One of living legends is the talented youth from Bostan Shoaib Khan Panezai s/o Alamgir khan, Who for the first time in the history of First-Class cricket of Balochistan province scored 884 Runs in 10 matches of Quad-e-Azam trophy 2007 and remained second highest scorer whole over the country. He also represented the prestigious cricket club Morley CC 1889 in Bradford league. The players of Huramzai are very familiar figures in Balochistan in the fields of Cricket & Football. When it comes to Cricket, Star Cricket Club of Pishin city is one of the best cricket club in the district. It has produced one of the best players of cricket in Balochistan. Like Syed Salahuddin Agha, It has won maximum number of tournaments in the area.

Administration

The district of Pishin is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:

Tribes

In Pishin District basically four tribes are living Namely Tareen, Kakar, Achakzai, and Syed. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Pishin is a placename which may refer to Pishin Iran, town in Sistan va Baluchestan Iran The Tareen ( Pashto: ترین are a prominent Pashtun tribe residing in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Tareens are in most numerical strength and comprise 60% of the whole district population. The most ancient and educated tribe is Tareen Tribe. Sardar Mustafa Khan Tareen, Syed Muhammad Fazal Agha, Sarwar Kakar (late), Sardar Bashir Khan Tareen, Sarder Mustafa Khan Tareen, Sardar Faisal S. Khan Tareen and Muhammad Hashim khan panezai are the main notable persons of the area Achakzais which basically belong to Killa Abdullah & Afghanistan, has now established their identity in Pishin District also. Pishin has very good soil for production of good quality apple, cherry, almond, grapes, plum etc. The main source of income for the large number of population is these orchards, despite livestock keeping.

Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan)Flag of Pakistan
CapitalQuetta
DistrictsAwaran | Barkhan | Bolan | Chagai | Dera Bugti | Gwadar | Jafarabad | Jhal Magsi | Kalat | Kech | Kharan | Khuzdar | Kohlu | Lasbela | Loralai | Mastung | Musakhel | Nasirabad | Nushki | Panjgur | Pishin | Qilla Abdullah | Qilla Saifullah | Quetta | Sibi | Zhob | Ziarat 

Balochistan, or Baluchistan, Pashto, ( Balochi, Hazara, Brahui, Sindhi, Urdu: بلوچستان ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort ||} See also Local government in Pakistan The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces Awaran (آواران is a district in the south of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Barkhan (بارخان a district in the north-west of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Bolan (بولان district is in the centre of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Chagai is the largest district of Pakistan and is located on the north west corner of Balochistan, Pakistan. Dera Bugti is a district located in the south west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Gwadar was notified as a district on July 1 1977 when Makran Division was created and divided into three districts Jafarabad or Jaffarabad ( Urdu: جعفر آباد) district lies in the South-East of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Jhal Magsi district is in the centre of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Kalat or Qalat ( Urdu: قلات is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan. Kech ( Urdu: کیچ) or Turbat district is in the south west of Balochistan, province of Pakistan. Kharan ( Urdu: خاران) is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar ( Urdu: خضدار) district is located in the centre of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Kohlu is a district of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is bounded in the north by Loralai District, Dera Bugti Lasbela is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Loralai is a district in the centre of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Mastung is a district located in the north west of Balochistan province. Musakhel is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Nasirabad (نصیر آباد is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. Nushki District is one of the districts of Balochistan province Pakistan. Panjgur (پنجگور is a district in the west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Killa Abdullah or Qilla Abdullah or Abdullah Qilla ( Pashto: قلعہ عبد الله‎) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province Qilla Saifullah, Killa Saifullah or Saifullah Qilla (fort of Saifullah Khan is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Quetta is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Sibi ( Urdu: سبی) is a district in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan Zhob ( Urdu: ژوب) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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