Pishin District

Pishin District
District
District Pishin

Map of Balochistan with Pishin District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
Division Quetta Division
Headquarters Pishin
Government
 • Deputy Commissioner Abdul Wahid Khan Kakar[1]
 • Assistant Commissioner Samee Ullah Kakar[2]
Area
 • Total 7,819 km2 (3,019 sq mi)
Population (2017)[3]
 • Total 736,481
 • Density 94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils 5
Website www.khanozai.org

Pishin or Pshin (Pashto: پښين‎; Urdu: پشین‬‎) 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.[4] The name Pishin is a modernized form of ‘Pushang’, which is how the city was designated in (mainly pre-modern) Persian sources (Arabic sources using 'Fushang'). 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 Pishin District was estimated to be over 300,000 in 2005.[5] According to the 1998 census, the predominant first language in the district was Pashto, accounting for 99% of the population.[6]

Agriculture and Farming

Main corps in the area are wheat, barley, corn (maize), potatoes, grapes, apples, apricots, and peaches which are grown in the valleys. Sheep and goats are also herded.[7]

Provincial Legislature

The district is represented in the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan by three constituencies.[8]

  • Syed Mussa Jan Agha Shaheed (Karbala)[9]
  • Abdul Malik Kakar[9]
  • Sardar Mustafa Khan Tareen[10]
  • Syed Liaqat Agha Agha[11]

Administration

The district of Pishin is administratively subdivided into four tehsils,[12] and one sub Tehsil[13]

Tribes

The major tribes of Pishin District are Kakar, Tarin, Syed, and Achakzai.[14]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eight NGO workers abducted in Pishin | Pakistan Today". pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  2. ↑ http://nchd.org.pk/ws/downloads/District%20Pishin.pdf
  3. ↑ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  4. ↑ PCO 2000, p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Home - Government of Balochistan". balochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  6. ↑ PCO 2000, p. 18.
  7. ↑ "Pishin | Pakistan". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan". pabalochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  9. 1 2 "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan". pabalochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan". pabalochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  11. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan". pabalochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  12. ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pishin - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ "Pishin". visitorsheaven.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  14. ↑ PCO 200, p. 7.
  15. ↑ "Biography of Kader Khan". OneIndia. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  16. ↑ "Biography of Kader Khan". Filmy Friday. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2011-07-20.

Bibliography

  • 1998 District census report of Pishin. Census publication. 113. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.

Coordinates: 30°40′N 66°50′E / 30.667°N 66.833°E / 30.667; 66.833

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