Bostan, Pishin
| Bostan بوستان |
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 Bostan
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| Coordinates: 30°15′N 67°06′E / 30.25°N 67.1°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Elevation | 1,593 m (5,226 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Bostan (بوستان) is a town in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°25'35N 67°1'12E and has an altitude of 1593 metres (5229 feet). Bostan is part of the Karezat Tehsil of the Pishin District[1] and is also the name of a sub-tehsil covering an area between Mount Takathu and the Red Hills (Bostan clay).
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[edit] History
Bostan was named after a great warrior who took part in a first Anglo-Afghan war (1839–1842). During the British era, Bostan was a famous railway junction connecting Quetta with Zhob and Chaman. Bostan and Zhob were connected by a narrow gauge railway track which was converted to a Broad gauge around June 2008.
[edit] British resistance
According to the Balochistan Gazetteer of 1901, the Bostan railway station was used for the transportation of agriculture goods to Bombay (both areas then being part of British India). Bostan belonged to the subtribe of Kakar (panezai). His son, Haji Haroon Khan resisted the British occupation and the British later made a pact with Haji Haroon Khan.
[edit] Nationalist Political Leader
Ghani Khan Panezai is one of the Pioneer nationalist political personality in Bostan. Following his grand father malik Ahad (nehad), who sacrified himself for the rights of pashtoon, he resisted the British rule over India. Ghani Khan was the most seiner member of (NAP) national awami party and Congress. He was one of the founder leaders of (PMAP) Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party and also the close partner of Khan Shaheed Abdul Samad Khan. He was a true minded democratic personality and strongly resisted the dictatorship of former presidents Field Marshal Ayoub khan and Gen Zia ul Haq. Nationalist writer Ghani Khan Ghano encourages his political struggle in his books.
[edit] Apple orchards
Bostan had orchards and its apple was known around pishin, but today only a few trees stand due to the scarcity of water in the area. Today most water off the land is used for farming and grazing.
