Barshore
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Barshore, (Pashto: برښار, برښور), (Urdu: برشور), is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1][2] The town of Barshore serves as the administrative headquarter of the district.
District Barshore
ضلع برشور ضلع برښور | |
|---|---|
District of Balochistan | |
| District Barshore | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Division | Pishin |
| Established | 12th March, 2026 |
| Type | District Administration |
| Population | |
• Total | 142,000 |
On 12th March 2026, after approval of Government of Balochistan, the Board of Revenue issued a notification for the creation of Barshore, a separate district of Balochistan. MPA Asfand Yar Khan Kakar has been instrumental in creating the District.
Flt Lt Khalid Shams, an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service, has been selected to establish the district and posted as its first Deputy Commissioner. [3][4]
It covers an area of over 2,200 square kilometres. District Barshore is predominantly mountainous, with long, narrow valleys intersecting the terrain. At the northern end of the District, the great plateau of Toba Kakar Range drains northward to the Kadanai river in Afghanistan.[5][6]
History
[edit]Karezat and Barshore tehsils were separated from Pishin in 2022 to form the newly created Karezat District. However, on 22 November 2022, Tehsil Barshore was removed from the newly created district and merged again in the district Pishin via a notification.[7]
Earthquakes and droughts
[edit]The most recent drought, which spanned nearly six years from 1998 to 2004, is regarded as one of the worst in the recorded history of Pishin. Barshore tehsil was severely impacted by this drought, while Pishin tehsil experienced moderate effects.[8]
Population
[edit]The Kakar tribe is the largest tribe in the Quetta and Pishin districts. When Quetta-Pishin was a single district, the 1901 census recorded 35,452 Kakars, making up 53% of the Afghan population and 42% of the total indigenous population.[9] The Taragharai (or Taraghzai ) clan is numerically the strongest in these districts. Most Taraghzai Kakars live in Pishin District, particularly in the Barshore valley, Toba Kakari and Karezat.
In 1901, Barshore Tehsil had a population of around 13,000, with the Barakzai Kakars being the largest group at 6,643, followed by the Ahmadkhail Kakars at 3,077, and the Sulemankhail Kakars at 3,055.[10] According to the 1998 census, Barshore's population had grown to 95,132.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Profile, Pishin" (PDF). NDMA. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ https://www.thenews.pk/print/1406764-creation-of-new-districts-aimed-at-developing-backward-areas-bugti.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Nazrban Balochistan News (13 March 2026). Balochistan CM Issues Notification to Declare Barsho a District |NazrbanBalochistan. Retrieved 14 March 2026 – via YouTube.
- ^ Sohaib, Rija (25 February 2026). "Balochistan Approves New Divisions and Districts". ProPakistani. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ Amin, Liaqat. "Quetta Pishin during the British rule". Academia. Liaqat Amin. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Amin, Liaqat. "Quetta-Pishin as per District Gazetteers of Balochistan Vol.II". Academia. Liaqat Amin. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Balochistan districts: Hub, Karezat and Usta Muhammad made new districts". 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Integrated District Development Vision" (PDF). IUCN Pakistan. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "QUETTA-PISHIN DISTRICT". Quetta-Pishin District. 5 (1907): 64. 1907. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
Kakar has been the largest clan in district Quetta & Pishin. Back when Quetta-Pishin used to be one district, the total number of Kakars in the District in 1901 was 35,452, representing 53% of the total number of Afghans and 42% of the total indigenous population of District Quetta-Pishin.
- ^ "QUETTA-PISHIN DISTRICT". Quetta-Pishin District. 5 (1907): 65. 1907. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
Numerically the Taragharai is the strongest clan in Quetta-Pishin District. With the exception of a few thousand who reside in Quetta, the rest are to be found in Pishin District, Living in Barshore valley, Toba Kakari & Karezat. In 1901, the population of Barshore Tehsil was around 13000, among which the Barakzai Kakars numbered the highest constituting 6643 persons, followed by Ahmadkhail kakars comprising of 3077 & the Sulemankhail Kakars numbering 3055
- ^ "DISTRICT CENSUS REPORT OF PISHIN". District Census Report of Pishin (August 2000): 39. 2000. Retrieved 16 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Huge cache of narcotics seized, Daily Times, Islamabad, 1 September 2016
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