Pishin, Pakistan


Pshin or Pxin is a city that is the capital of the Pishin District of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Pshin connects Quetta, the provincial capital, to Afghanistan. It is considered part of the Pashtun belt of Balochistan, and it is the largest district of Pashtun tribes in the region. Due to its high population and vast area, a new tehsil, Pshin, has been established, and Malikyar is popular place/village for its greenery and production of different kinds of fruits and vegetables. and beautiful lake Band Khushdil Khan is present in Malikyar.
SARANAN
There are diffrent pashtun tribes living in pishin.
Tareen, Kakar, Achakzai, sayed are major pashtun tribes.

History

Pshin was founded by the British Empire in 1883. It played a role in the Anglo-Afghan Wars. Local tribes from the area assisted Batai nika
Baran Khan Tareen in fighting the British by attacking British military convoys en route to Afghanistan. During World War II, the British built two air bases in the district; one near the town of Pshin and the other in Saranan.

Administration

The district of Pshin is administratively subdivided into four tehsils: and one sub Tehsil
Pshin is located in the northwest of Balochistan, in the east of the province near the border with Afghanistan. Tremors from the 2008 Ziarat earthquake were felt in the town.
Rain Demolishing Houses in killi khudaidadzai Pshin

Climate

[In the summer, temperatures can reach 40 °C. In the winter, temperatures can decrease to below freezing.

Agriculture

The region is known in Balochistan for fruit production. It supplies a variety of fruits such as apples, from areas such as Barshore,Toba Kakari, Malikyar and Khanozai khushab, grapes from Malikyar, Khanozai Khushab Khanzai, Tora Shah, and Ibrahimzai, pomegranates from Yasinzai, Huramzai and Gangalzai and melons, watermelons and grapes in BATAZAI SARANAN tobacco, mostly from Khudaidadzai.

Demographics

Pshin's main ethnic groups are Pashtuns who belong to the Tareen, Syed, Kakar, and Achakzai tribes. Other tribes include Durrani, Sanzerkhail Barakzai, Khiral, and Ghilzai. In the city the majority of the population belongs to Tareen tribe, followed by Syed and then Kakar. Several Christian families also live there.

Tribes

Pshin District is home to several tribes but following main tribes form the major population of the district:
Transport is mostly by car or bus. The town connects with Quetta, Khanozai, Barshore, and Saranan. In 1883, a major railway and road were constructed to connect towns in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Notables

"Batai nika" the head of BATAZAI a sub tribe and chronologically owner's of most of its land located in main pishin, surkhab, Saranan and Qilla batazai in pishin district.