Zhob Division

Zhob Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It was created in 1988 bifurcated from Quetta division. It had been abolished between 2000 and 2008 during the military rule of Pervez Musharraf.^[1]

Zhob Division ژوب ڈویژن ږوب څانګه‎‎ ژۏب ولایت‎
Division
Map of Zhob Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Zhob
Established	1988
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	N/A
• Regional Police Officer	N/A

Loralai Division is carved after splitting Zhob Division,^[2] consisting of Barkhan District, Loralai District, Musakhail District and Duki District.

Districts

The division contains the following districts:^[3][2]

• Zhob District
• Killa Saifullah District
• Sherani District

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Zhob division had a population of 1,541,929, which includes 827,581 males and 714,299 females. Zhob division constitutes 850 Hindus, 1,537,680 Muslims,2,749 Christians followed by 482 Ahmadi and 168 others.

Religions in Zhob Division (2017)

  Hinduism (0.05%)

  Islam (99.72%)

  Christianity (0.17%)

  Ahmadi (0.03%)

  Other (0.01%)

See also

• Divisions of Pakistan

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
2. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-06-30). "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
3. Divisions/Districts of Pakistan

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