Barshore
Pakistani administrative area
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Barshore, (Pashto: برښار, برښور), (Urdu: برشور), is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1][2] The town of Barshore serves as the administrative headquarter of the district.
Barshore District
ضلع برشو ضلع برښور | |
|---|---|
District of Balochistan | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Division | Pishin |
| Established | 2026 |
| Founded by | Asfandyar Kakar |
| Type | District Administration |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 142,000 |
On 13th march 2026 CM Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti, declared a notification for the formation of Barshor a separate district of Balochistan.[3][4]
It cover an area of over 1,700 square kilometres, tehsil Barshore is predominantly mountainous, with long, narrow valleys intersecting the terrain. At the northern end of the Tehsil, the great plateau of Toba Kakar Range drains northward to the Kadanai river in Afghanistan.[5][6]
History
Karezat and Barshore tehsils were separated from Pishin in 2022 to form the newly created Karezat District. However on 22 November 2022, Tehsil Barshore was removed from the newly created district and merged again in the district Pishin via a notification.[7]
Earthquakes and droughts
The most recent drought, which spanned nearly six years from 1998 to 2004, is regarded as one of the worst in the recorded history of Pishin. Barshore tehsil was severely impacted by this drought, while Pishin tehsil experienced moderate effects.[8]
Population
The Kakar tribe is the largest tribe in the Quetta and Pishin districts. When Quetta-Pishin was a single district, the 1901 census recorded 35,452 Kakars, making up 53% of the Afghan population and 42% of the total indigenous population.[9] The Taragharai (or Taraghzai ) clan is numerically the strongest in these districts. Most Taraghzai Kakars live in Pishin District, particularly in the Barshore valley, Toba Kakari and Karezat.
In 1901, Barshore Tehsil had a population of around 13,000, with the Barakzai Kakars being the largest group at 6,643, followed by the Ahmadkhail Kakars at 3,077, and the Sulemankhail Kakars at 3,055.[10] According to the 1998 census, Barshore's population had grown to 95,132.[11]
