Balochistan, Pakistan

Balochistan is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated... Wikipedia

  • Country:  Pakistan
  • Established:  1 July 1970
  • Capital, and largest city:  Quetta
  • Type:  Self-governing province subject to the federal government
  • Body:  Government of Balochistan
  • Governor:  Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail
  • Chief Minister:  Sarfraz Bugti
  • Chief Secretary:  Shakeel Qadir Khan
  • Legislature:  Provincial Assembly
  • High Court:  Balochistan High Court
  • Area rank:  1st
  • Population (2023):  14,894,402
  • Rank:  4th
  • Time zone:  PKT (UTC+05:00)
  • ISO 3166 code:  PK-BA
  • Main language(s):  Urdu, English (official), Spoken Languages: Balochi, Pashto, Brahui, Sindhi
  • Notable sports teams:  Quetta Gladiators, Quetta Bears, Balochistan cricket team
  • HDI (2019):  0.475, low
  • Literacy rate (2020):  54.5%
  • Seats in National Assembly:  20
  • Seats in Provincial Assembly:  65
  • Divisions:  8
  • Districts:  35
  • Tehsils:  134
  • Union Councils:  978
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo