In common with the other provinces of Pakistan, Balochistan has a parliamentary form of government.

The ceremonial head of the province is the Governor, who is appointed by the President of Pakistan on the advice of the provincial Chief Minister. The chief executive of the province is the Chief Minister who is normally the leader of the largest party or alliance in the provincial assembly. The unicameral Provincial Assembly of Balochistan comprises 65 seats of which 4% are reserved for non-Muslims and 16% for women only. The judicial branch of government is carried out by the Balochistan High Court, based in Quetta, and headed by a Chief Justice. For administrative purposes, the province is subdivided into 30 districts:[17]

21,630 sq.km. Agriculture is the major economic activity followed by livestock farming. There is no major industry in the district. Semi-arid with hot summer and mild winter. Balochi is the most frequently spoken language followed by Brahvi. A vast majority of the population is Baloch. 2. Barkhan language spoken in this area is Khetrani. 8,036 sq.km. 3. Bolan Bolan district is the largest of all four districts in Nasirabad Division. The major mineral source of the district is coal. The Bolan Pass is a mountain pass through theToba Kakar Range of Balochistan province in
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western Pakistan, 120 kilometres from theAfghanistan border.

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Chagai Chaghi/Chagai is the largest district of Pakistan and is located on the north west corner

of Balochistan,Pakistan.[1] It forms a triangular border withAfghanistan and Iran. The Chagai Hills Pakistan conducted a nuclear weapons test in 1998.

50,545 sq.km.

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Dera Bugti Dera Bugti is named after its headquarter town 'Dera Bugti'. Dera (a Balochi word) means

`abode' or `habitat', while `Bugti' is the name of the major Baloch tribe. Natural gas is the major mineral wealth of Dera Bugti district. There are four major gas fields: Sui gas field, Pir Koh Gas field, Loti Gas field and Uch Gas field

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Gwadar coastal district Harnai Area (km2) 4,096. Harnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges. Harnai is surrounded by

imposing hills on all sides. The encircling hills have the resounding names of Khalifat and Zarghoon.
Jafarabad Formerly known as the Jhatpat subdivision, the region was part of the Jacobabad

District until 1970 and part of the Sibi District until 1975. Thereafter, it became its own district, named in honor of Muslim League athlete Mir Jafar Khan Jamali.

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Jhal Magsi Kalatis a historical town. s located roughly in the center ofBalochistan, Pakistan, south and slightly

west of the provincial capital Quetta.

Kech Kharan Kharan desert is located here. Pakistan's second nuclear test was performed in the Kharan

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Khuzdar. The city of Khuzdar is situated on National Highway linking Pakistan, Iran and Turkey Kohlu Kohlu District covers a total of 7,456 square miles (19,310 km2). The area is mostly inhibited by

a nomadic or semi - nomadic population. The area is generally mountainous

Killa Abdullah vast majority being Pakhtuns. The total area is 3,293 square kilometres. Mountain

range. Bordered by Afghanistanin the west.

16. Killa Saifullah

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Saifullah Khan was a brave warrior of Khoidadzai. A part of Zhob was named after him because of

his bravery. Killa Saifullah is one of the central city of Balochistan. It has great value because of its agricultural

17. Lasbela is a coastal district ofBalochistan province of Pakistan. The name is derived from the words Las which in
Sanskrit signifies a settlement or lived in or lively andBela which means "A Sea's Shore" in Sanskrit. Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way back to Babylon after conquering Northwestern India. In 711 CE, the Arab general, Muhammad bin Qasim passed through Lasbela on his way to Sindh. The area of the district was formerly a princely state of British India (Las with Bela as capital), which later merged with Pakistan. The main river is the Porali. Many shrines.

18. Loralai Loralai was further partitioned in 1992 when Musakhel and Barkhan were given the status of separate
administrative districts. Marble processing factories have increased significantly in Loralai district in recent years. There are about 20 marble processing units in Loralai. Coal mining is very common and traditional business in the district and there are two coal fields in district Loralai.

19. Mastung Mastung was part of Kalat District. For administrative purposes Mastung was separated from Kalat and
made a new district in 1991. 5,896 km2 (2,276.5 sq mi)

20. Musakhel most of the people are Pashtuns. District Musakhel is located in north eastern border of Balochistan
and boardering to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. 7552 km2. Musakhel District is known for its mining industry, particularly the mining of coal. The natural vegetation of the area consists of sub-tropical thorn forest.

21. Nasirabad 22. Nushki 23. Panjgur 24. Pishin 25. Quetta 26. Sherani 27. Sibi 28. Washuk 29. Zhob 30. Ziarat

Divisions of Balochistan Province Division Area (km) Kalat Makran Quetta Sibi Zhob 140,612 52,067 64,310 27,055 46,200 Capital Khuzdar Turbat Naseerabad Quetta Sibi Loralai

Naseerabad 16,946