Pishin District

For the administrative subdivision of Iran, see Pishin District (Iran).
Pishin District پشین
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]
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Number of Tehsils 5

Pishin (Urdu: پشین ‎) (Pashto: پښين‎)is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. In 1975 it was separated from Quetta district for administrative reasons. 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,[3] with 95% of the population being Pashtun.

History

Pishin was founded by the British Empire in 1883.[2] It played a role in the Anglo-Afghan Wars. Local tribes from the area assisted Baran Khan Tareen in fighting the British by attacking British military convoys en route to Afghanistan. During World War II, the British built two air bases in the district; one near the town of Pishin and the other in Saranan.

Provincial Legislature

The district is represented in the provincial assembly by three constituencies viz from each single member's constituency one representative to of the people in the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.[4]

  1. Abdul Malik Kakar[5]
  2. Sardar Mustafa Khan Tareen [6]
  3. Syed Liaqat Agha Agha[7]

Administration

The district of Pishin is administratively subdivided into four tehsils:[8] and one sub Tehsil[9]

Demographics

Pishin's main ethnic groups are Syed, Kakar, Tareen and Achakzai. Other tribes include Durrani Barakzai, Khiral, Ghilzai. In the city the majority of the population belongs to Tareen tribe, followed by Syed, Achakazai, Kakar and then Khilji. Several Christian families also live there.

Tribes

Pishin District is home to several tribes but following Five main tribes form the major population of the district:[9]

Agriculture

The region is known in Balochistan for fruit production. It supplies a variety of fruits such as apples, from areas such as Malikyar and Khanzai, grapes from Malikyar, Khanzai, Tora Shah, Thraatah and Ibrahimzai, pomegranates from Yasinzai, Humramzai and Gangalzai and melons and watermelons, mostly from Khudazai.

Notables


See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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

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