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The population constituted 6.85% of Pakistan's total population. This was the largest increase in population in any province of Pakistan during that time period, almost thrice the national increase of 46.9%. Official estimates of Balochistan's population grew from approximately 7.45 million in 2003 to 7.8 million in 2005.
The University of Balochistan ( UB) ( Urdu: جامعہ بلوچستان; Balochi: بلوچستان ء یونیورسٹی ), also known as Balochistan University, is a public university located in the city centre area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. [1] [2] UoB is the oldest highest education institution in Balochistan, having been established ...
National border patrol, security, and integrity. The Frontier Corps ( Urdu: سرحد واہنی, reporting name: FC ), are a group of four paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's borders with Afghanistan and Iran.
It is the tenth largest city in Pakistan, with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides. Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 metres (5,510 feet) above sea level, [4] making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city.
February 2013 Quetta bombing. / 30.36; 67.02. On 16 February 2013, at least 91 people were killed and 190 injured after a bomb hidden in a water tank exploded at a market in Hazara Town on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan, Pakistan. [1] Most of the victims were members of the predominantly Shia Twelver ethnic Hazara ...
Quetta (the word derives from kwatta, Pashto for qilla) is a natural fort, surrounded as it is by imposing hills on all sides. It is encircled by hills Chiltan, Takatoo, Mordar and Zarghun. It is believed that the earliest Muslim inhabitants and rulers/owners of the city were the Pashtun Kasi Tribe. Quetta was first mentioned in the 11th ...
Quetta International Airport (Urdu کوئٹہ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) (Balochi: کویٹه میاناستمانی بالی پٹّ) ;(IATA: UET, ICAO: OPQT) is located at Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.It is the second largest airport in the south region of the country and the largest for the province of Balochistan.
Website. cscquetta .gov .pk. The Command and Staff College ( Urdu: اادارہَِ سالاری و عمال عسکری) is the Pakistan Army 's staff college for mid-career army officers. As the Army Staff College it was initially established in 1905 at Deolali (near Bombay) and later shifted to Quetta in 1907, [1] [2] Baluchistan, British ...