Mastung, Pakistan
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| Coordinates: 29°47′58.19″N 66°50′48.58″E / 29.7994972°N 66.8468278°ECoordinates: 29°47′58.19″N 66°50′48.58″E / 29.7994972°N 66.8468278°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Mastung |
| Elevation | 1,701 m (5,581 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Union councils | 2 |
Mastung (Urdu: مستونگ) the capital of Mastung District, is a town in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 29°48'0N 66°50'60E and has an altitude of 1701 metres (5583 feet). The town is also the administrative centre of Mastung Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district – the town itself is administratively subdivided into two Union Councils.
Like other Balochistan major urban centres Quetta, Sibbi, Machh, and Khuzdar it is a multi ethnic city where several languages are spoken including Brahui, Persian (in Hazargi and Dehwari dialects), Punjabi (including Hindko & Saraiki dialects), Pashto, Baluchi, Sindhi (In Hindki and Frakhi dialects) and Urdu. No language has clear majiority and Urdu serves as lingua franca for inter ethnic communications.
On May 12, 2017, a bombing targeting Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri killed 25 people and injured an additional 35.
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