Nushki District | |
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District | |
Map of Pakistani District with Nushki higlighted |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Division | Quetta Division |
Headquarters | Nushki |
Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Number of Tehsils | 1 |
Nushki District (Urdu: ضلع نوشکی) is one of the districts of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The administration of the Nushki district was taken over from the Khan of Kalat by the Indian government in 1896, and was leased from him on a perpetual quit rent in 1899.
Nushki initially belongs to rakhshanis i.e., mandaee , badini and jamaldini tribes. Later on khan of kallat sent Mengal and sumalani tribes along with pirkani, sarparah and rodeni tribes as border security force against Afghan invaders.
The district of Nushki is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:
Template:Main Tribes in Noshki
Coordinates: 29°30′N 65°40′E / 29.500°N 65.667°E