Pishin (, ),

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: pʂin/pçin, is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

in the

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

province of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. District Pishin is located at a strategic point and is 45km² from the provincial headquarters, Quetta. In 1975, it was bifurcated from

Quetta District Quetta () is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the northwestern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan(occupied illegally). According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Quetta District is 2,272,290 (2.2 million). It is part of Quet ...

, while in 1993 part of it was split off to form the new district of

Killa Abdullah Qilla Abdullah or Killa Abdullah or Abdullah Qilla is a town in Killa Abdullah District of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Demographics Population As of the 2023 census, Killa Abdullah has population of 35,384. See also * List of ci ...

. Again in 2022, part of it created the new district of

Karezat Karezat is a large tehsil of Karezat District. Karezat is in the north east of Pishin, Pakistan. In Karezat, the largest city is Khanozai Bazar. Karezat is a tehsil and sub-division of the Karezat District of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. The ...

. The name Pishin is a modernized form of ‘

Pushang Pushang, also known by its Arabicized form of Bushanj, Bushang, and Fūshanj, was the name of a town in Greater Khorasan, Khorasan, close to Herat in present-day Afghanistan. Foundation According to medieval Iranian scholars, Pushang was the o ...

’, 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 Afrasiyab ( ''afrāsiyāb''; ; Middle-Persian: ''Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk'') is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan. He is the main antagonist of the Persian epic ''Shahnameh'', written by Ferdowsi. Name and origin ''Afrā'' is the po ...

. Fushing was the spelling used in the records of Afghan government. The population of Pishin District was 300,000 in 2005.

Administration

Pishin District is subdivided into five tehsils or sub-districts:

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Pishin district has 147,185 households and a population of 835,482. The district has a sex ratio of 104.34 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 51.07%: 65.85% for males and 36.05% for females. 318,031 (38.07% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 243,785 (29.18%) live in urban areas. 2,441 (0.29% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians.

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

is the predominant language, spoken by 99.07% of the population. Pishin's main ethnic groups are

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...

who belong to the

Tareen The Tareen (or Tarin) () is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.Caroe O. ''The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957'' Oxford University Press . Page 521.Muhammad Hyat Khan, "Hayat i Afghan" (Orig. in Persian 186 ...

, Syed,

Kakar The Kakar (Pashto: کاکړ) is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, based in Afghanistan, parts of Iran, and northern Balochistan in Pakistan. Origins of the tribe Kakars are descendants of Dani (or Daani) who was the son of Gharghasht. Gharghasht wa ...

, and

Achakzai The Achakzai or Achekzai (; ) are a Durrani Pashtun tribe that resides on both sides of the Durand Line, centered on Killa Abdullah District in Pakistan with some clans as far away as Afghanistan's Kandahar Province as well as Firuzkuh in Ir ...

tribes. However, the Tareen tribe is known to be the ruling one among them.

Agriculture and farming

The main crops in the area are wheat, barley, corn (maize), potatoes, grapes, apple, pomegranate, almond, apricot, plum and peach which are grown in the valleys. Sheep and goats are also herded.

Notable people

* Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan *

Qazi Muhammad Essa Qazi Muhammad Isa (17 July 1914 – 19 June 1976) was a Pakistani politician and activist of the Pakistan Movement. He represented the state of Balochistan in the Lahore Conference that led to the ratification of Lahore Resolution. He led t ...

, Senior Leader of the Pakistan Movement and a close associate of

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

* Jennifer Musa, Politician and Social worker *

Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (; born 1942) is a Pakistani diplomat and politician who has held several national and international appointments, including serving with the United Nations. Diplomatic career In 2004, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan had n ...

, Diplomat, former Pakistani Ambassador to United States *

Qazi Faez Isa Qazi Faez Isa (, ; born 26 October 1959) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) from 17 September 2023 to 25 October 2024. He was appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court in 2014, having previously ser ...

, Chief Justice

Pakistan Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Pakistan (; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance witPart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate and extens ...

Administration

Demographics

Agriculture and farming

Notable people

See also

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