Editing Balochistan, Pakistan (section)

==Government and politics==
{{Main|Government of Balochistan, Pakistan}}
In common with the other provinces of Pakistan, Balochistan has a parliamentary form of government. The ceremonial head of the province is the [[Governor of Balochistan (Pakistan)|Governor]], who is appointed by the [[President of Pakistan]] on the advice of the provincial [[Chief Minister of Balochistan|Chief Minister]]. The Chief Minister, the province's chief executive, is normally the leader of the largest political party or alliance of parties in the provincial assembly.

[[File:Governor's House, Quetta, side view.jpg|thumb|Balochistan Governor House, Quetta]]

The [[unicameral]] [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan]] comprises 65 seats of which 11 are reserved for women and 3 reserved for non-Muslims. The judicial branch of government is carried out by the [[Balochistan High Court]], which is based in Quetta and headed by a Chief Justice.

Besides dominant Pakistan-wide political parties (such as the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]], [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] and the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]), Balochistan nationalist parties (such as the [[National Party (Pakistan)|National Party]] and the [[Balochistan National Party (Mengal)]]) have been prominent in the province.<ref name="Hussain-4-25-13"/>

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{Main|List of districts in Balochistan, Pakistan}}
[[File:Divisions of Balochistan.jpg|thumb|'''Divisions of Balochistan''']]
[[File:Balochistan Districts.svg|thumb|'''Note:''' In this map, Lehri is shown within Sibi District on #27. Sohbatpur and Usta Muhammad is shown within Jafarabad District on #8.Hub is shown within Lasbela District on #17.]]

For administrative purposes, the province is divided into seven divisions: [[Kalat Division|Kalat]], [[Makran Division|Makran]], [[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]], [[Quetta Division|Quetta]], [[Sibi Division|Sibi]], [[Zhob Division|Zhob]] and [[Rakhshan Division|Rakhshan]]. This divisional level was abolished in 2000, but restored after the 2008 election. Each division is under an appointed commissioner. The seven divisions are further subdivided into 36 districts:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=49 |title=Districts |publisher=Government of Balochistan |access-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807000609/http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=49 |archive-date= 7 August 2010 <!--DASHBot--> |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1440719 |title=New districts |website=Dawn |date=23 October 2018}}</ref>

As of June 2021, there are eight divisions. The eighth division, [[Loralai Division]] was created by bifurcating Zhob Division.<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021-06-30 |title=New division, two districts created in Balochistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1632216 |website=Dawn}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
!Sr. No.
!District
!Headquarters
!Area
(km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2023census">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=TABLE 1: AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724000714/https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>
!Population
(2023)<ref name="2023census" />
!Density
(people/km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2023census" />
!Division
|-
|1
|[[Awaran District|Awaran]]
|[[Awaran]]
| align="right" |29,510
| align="right" |178,958
| align="right" |6.1
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|2
|[[Barkhan District|Barkhan]]
|[[Barkhan]]
| align="right" |3,514
| align="right" |210,249
| align="right" |59.8
|[[Loralai Division|Loralai]]
|-
|3
|[[Chagai District|Chagai]]
|[[Dalbandin]]
| align="right" |44,748
| align="right" |269,192
| align="right" |6.0
|[[Rakhshan Division|Rakhshan]]
|-
|4
|[[Chaman District|Chaman]]
|[[Chaman]]
| align="right" |1,341
| align="right" |466,218
| align="right" |347.7
|[[Quetta Division|Quetta]]
|-
|5
|[[Dera Bugti District|Dera Bugti]]
|[[Dera Bugti]]
| align="right" |10,160
| align="right" |355,274
| align="right" |35.0
|[[Sibi Division|Sibi]]
|-
|6
|[[Duki District, Pakistan|Duki]]
|[[Duki, Duki District|Duki]]
| align="right" |4,233
| align="right" |205,044
| align="right" |48.4
|[[Loralai Division|Loralai]]
|-
|7
|[[Gwadar District|Gwadar]]
|[[Gwadar]]
| align="right" |12,637
| align="right" |305,160
| align="right" |24.2
|[[Makran Division|Makran]]
|-
|8
|[[Harnai District|Harnai]]
|[[Harnai]]
| align="right" |2,492
| align="right" |127,571
| align="right" |51.2
|[[Sibi Division|Sibi]]
|-
|9
|[[Hub District|Hub]]
|[[Hub, Balochistan|Hub]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|10
|[[Jafarabad District|Jafarabad]]
|[[Dera Allahyar]]
| align="right" |1,643
| align="right" |594,558
| align="right" |361.1
|[[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]]
|-
|11
|[[Jhal Magsi District|Jhal Magsi]]
|[[Gandava]]
| align="right" |3,615
| align="right" |203,368
| align="right" |56.2
|[[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]]
|-
|12
|[[Kachhi District|Kachhi]]
|[[Dhadar]]
| align="right" |5,682
| align="right" |442,674
| align="right" |77.9
|[[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]]
|-
|13
|[[Kalat District|Kalat]]
|[[Kalat, Pakistan|Kalat]]
| align="right" |7,654
| align="right" |271,560
| align="right" |35.5
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|14
|[[Kech District|Kech]]
|[[Turbat, Balochistan|Turbat]]
| align="right" |22,539
| align="right" |1,060,931
| align="right" |47.0
|[[Makran Division|Makran]]
|-
|15
|[[Kharan District|Kharan]]
|[[Kharan, Pakistan|Kharan]]
| align="right" |14,958
| align="right" |260,352
| align="right" |17.4
|[[Rakhshan Division|Rakhshan]]
|-
|16
|[[Khuzdar District|Khuzdar]]
|[[Khuzdar]]
| align="right" |35,380
| align="right" |997,214
| align="right" |28.2
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|17
|[[Kohlu District|Kohlu]]
|[[Kohlu]]
| align="right" |7,610
| align="right" |260,220
| align="right" |34.2
|[[Sibi Division|Sibi]]
|-
|18
|[[Lasbela District|Lasbela]]
|[[Uthal]]
| align="right" |15,153
| align="right" |680,977
| align="right" |44.9
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|19
|[[Loralai District|Loralai]]
|[[Loralai]]
| align="right" |3,785
| align="right" |272,432
| align="right" |72.0
|[[Loralai Division|Loralai]]
|-
|20
|[[Mastung District|Mastung]]
|[[Mastung, Pakistan|Mastung]]
| align="right" |3,308
| align="right" |313,271
| align="right" |94.7
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|21
|[[Musakhel District, Pakistan|Musakhel]]
|[[Musa Khel Bazar]]
| align="right" |5,728
| align="right" |182,275
| align="right" |31.8
|[[Loralai Division|Loralai]]
|-
|22
|[[Nasirabad District|Nasirabad]]
|[[Naseerabad (Balochistan)|Dera Murad Jamali]]
| align="right" |3,387
| align="right" |563,315
| align="right" |166.1
|[[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]]
|-
|23
|[[Nushki District|Nushki]]
|[[Nushki]]
| align="right" |5,797
| align="right" |207,834
| align="right" |35.9
|[[Rakhshan Division|Rakhshan]]
|-
|24
|[[Panjgur District|Panjgur]]
|[[Panjgur]]
| align="right" |16,891
| align="right" |509,781
| align="right" |30.2
|[[Makran Division|Makran]]
|-
|25
|[[Pishin District|Pishin]]
|[[Pishin, Pakistan|Pishin]]
| align="right" |6,218
| align="right" |835,482
| align="right" |134.6
|[[Quetta Division|Quetta]]
|-
|26
|[[Quetta District|Quetta]]
|[[Quetta]]
| align="right" |3,447
| align="right" |2,595,492
| align="right" |754.3
|[[Quetta Division|Quetta]]
|-
|27
|[[Qila Abdullah District|Qila Abdullah]]
|[[Jungle Pir Alizai]]
| align="right" |3,553
| align="right" |361,971
| align="right" |102.3
|[[Quetta Division|Quetta]]
|-
|28
|[[Qilla Saifullah District|Qilla Saifullah]]
|[[Qilla Saifullah]]
| align="right" |6,831
| align="right" |380,200
| align="right" |55.7
|[[Zhob Division|Zhob]]
|-
|29
|[[Sherani District|Sherani]]
|[[Sherani (town)|Sherani]]
| align="right" |4,310
| align="right" |191,687
| align="right" |44.5
|[[Zhob Division|Zhob]]
|-
|30
|[[Sibi District|Sibi]]
|[[Sibi]]
| align="right" |7,121
| align="right" |224,148
| align="right" |31.5
|[[Sibi Division|Sibi]]
|-
|31
|[[Sohbatpur District|Sohbatpur]]
|[[Sohbatpur]]
| align="right" |802
| align="right" |240,106
| align="right" |299.6
|[[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]]
|-
|32
|[[Surab District|Surab]]
|[[Surab, Pakistan|Surab]]
| align="right" |762
| align="right" |279,038
| align="right" |366.5
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|33
|[[Washuk District|Washuk]]
|[[Washuk]]
| align="right" |33,093
| align="right" |302,623
| align="right" |9.1
|[[Rakhshan Division|Rakhshan]]
|-
|34
|[[Zhob District|Zhob]]
|[[Zhob]]
| align="right" |15,987
| align="right" |355,692
| align="right" |22.2
|[[Zhob Division|Zhob]]
|-
|35
|[[Ziarat District|Ziarat]]
|[[Ziarat]]
| align="right" |3,301
| align="right" |189,535
| align="right" |57.4
|[[Kalat Division|Kalat]]
|-
|36
|[[Usta Muhammad District|Usta Muhammad]]
|[[Usta Muhammad]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|[[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]]
|-
|}
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