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Introduction
Pishin was formed as an administrative
district in 1975 by combining Pishin and Chaman tehsils of the then
Quetta/Pishin districts. In 1994, it was further bifurcated to form Killa
Abdullah district. The present Pishin district is, therefore, left with
only old Pishin tehsil and Barshore and Karezat sub-tehsils. Pishin is the
modernized word of the word Pushang, which is an old Persian for the
Arabic word of Fushang. The district derives its name from its
headquarters town.
Location
The district lies between 30° 21' to 31° 13'
north latitudes and 66° 46' to 67° 50' east longitudes.
Boundary
The district is bounded on the north by
Afghanistan and Killa Saifullah district, on the east by Killa Saifullah
and Loralai districts, on the south by Ziarat and Quetta districts and on
the west by Killa Abdulla district .
Area
The total area of the district is 7819
square kilometers.
Population (According to Census 1998)
| Male |
Female |
Total |
| 196,330 |
170,853 |
367,183 |
Summary
| Total Number of UCs |
38 |
| Number of Tehsils |
03 |
| Number of UCs in partnership with DTCE |
38 |
| Number of tehsils in partnership with DTCE
|
03 |
| CCB Mobilzation |
| CCBM
Training |
| No. of CCBM Trainings Held |
33 |
| Elected
Reps |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 220 |
647 |
15 |
689 | |
| PCM
Training |
| No of
Clusters |
No. of
CCBs |
Female |
Male |
Total |
| 7 |
88 |
0 |
153 |
153 | |
| Monitoring Committees |
| No. of Monitoring Committees
Formed |
4 |
| Press Clubs & Bar
Associations |
| MOU Signed with Press Club |
Yes |
| MOU Signed With Bar Association |
Yes |
| No. of Community Empowerment Round Tables
Held |
5 |
| Local Citizen Information Network
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| No. of LCIN Rounds Held |
3 |
| Police Welfare & Community Relations
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| No. of UPSC's Formed |
5 |
| No. of Khulli Kacheries Held |
5 |
| Village & Neighbourhood
Councils |
| No of Villages VNC's Formed In |
5 |
| No. of Villages VNC Election Held
In |
6 |
| CCB Networks |
| CCBN Formed |
Yes |
| CCBN Elections Held |
Yes |
| Local Partner Organizations |
Balochistan Environmental and
Education Journey (BEEJ)
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