Zhob District

Zhob ژوب
District
Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Headquarters	Zhob
Government
• District chairman	Abdul saleem Mandokhail
Area
• Total	16,000 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Population
• Total	400,000 in 2,011
Time zone	PKT
Number of Tehsils	5
Main Language(s)	Pashto

Zhob (Urdu: ژوب) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob District is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area. It is subdivided into three subdistricts: Ashwat, Zhob, Qamar Din Karez and Sambaza. The population of Zhob District is estimated to be over 400,000 in 2011. Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob District.

Administration

There are currently four tehsils in Zhob District. and Sherani New District

• Ashwat, subtehsil
• Qamar Din Karez (Qamardin karaiz)
• Sambaza, subtehsil
• Zhob

Population

The vast majority of the population of Zhob district is gurghasht. It is likely that over 99.7% of the people of the area are Muslims, with tiny numbers of Christians. Currently the tribes living in Zhob are given by; Mandokhail, [Khosti ]Sherani, Kakar, ], Harifal, Lawon, babar the local tribes while other immigrants include and make a huge population consisting of afghan pawandy like nasar kharoti safi ect. Currently a large number of IDPs have been settled within the confines of the Distt. NB: pleased to draw the attention of the Webmaster towards Zhob Tehsil and new announced boundary. Ist., there were only 2 tehsils, Zhob Tehsil and Tehsil Qamar din Karez Tehsil. While now Sherani Tehsil merged in Sherani District, it was announce as new district 3 years ago.

Bibliography

• Pakistan Narcotics Control Board (1986), National survey on drug abuse in Pakistan, The University of Michigan{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

External links

• Zhob District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• Zhob District at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk