Pishin District

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Pishin District
District
Map of Balochistan with Pishin District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Headquarters	Pishin, Pakistan
Time zone	PST
Number of Tehsils	5

Pishin (Balochi:پَشین, Pashto: پښين‎), IPA: pʂin/pçin, 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.^[1] 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.^[2] According to the 1998 census, the predominant first language in the district was Pashto, accounting for 99% of the population.^[3]

Agriculture and Farming[]

Main crops 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.^[4]

Notable people[]

• Jennifer Musa, politician
• Jehangir Ashraf Qazi, diplomat, former Pakistani ambassador to United States
• Sultan Golden, motorcycle stuntman
• Sarwar Khan Kakar, politician
• Qazi Faez Isa, Justice in Pakistan Supreme Court
• , Tribal chief and politician [1]

See also[]

• Khanozai
• Barshore

References[]

Bibliography[]

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

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pishin District.

• Pishin District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• Pishin District at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk
• District Development Profile 2011

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