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Musakhel (Pashto: موسیٰ
خیل ) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Musakhel was notified as a district on 1 January 1992 when Loralai District
was divided into three districts, named Musakhel, Barkhan, and Loralai.
Previously, Musakhel was one of the 4 sub-divisions of Loralai District.
When the district was first created it contained one sub-division, i.e.,
Musakhel, and further divided into one tehsil (Musakhel) and one sub-tehsil
(Kingri). Musakhel Tehsil was divided into 3 Qanungo circles, Saddar
Musakhel, Toisar, and Drug which are the patwar circles as well. The whole
of Kingri sub-tehsil is one Qanungo circle and patwar circle. Majority of
the people are pashtuns.Tribes are pushtuns like and they are dvided in sub
cast like BailKhel, HassanKhel, Laharzai, Hamazazai, Kudezai and salmeazai
etc.
In 2005, another Tehsil was created, Drug Tehsil, consisting of 2 union
councils on the direction of Jam Muhammad Yousuf, Ex-Chief Minister
Balochistan, who visited Durug on the invitation of Dr. Ghulam Mehmood
Jaffar, the then Nazim Durug. Some famous names of Musakhael Tribe are:
1.Sardar Asmat Ullah 2.Abdul Rehman essot.(Late) 3. Sardar Azam khan 3.haji
Soba Khan 4. Malak Jalat Khan 5.Dr. Noor Ullah Khan 6.Asad ullah Khan
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Places of Interest
| CNG Stations
Subdivisions
The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils.
Drug Tehsil
Tehsil Drug is a tribal area in which Jaffar, Zimri, Essote, Buzdar,
Qaisrani,Lashkarani and Gharsheen tribes are settled. Drug is a valley
blessed with Natural beauty. The total population of Drug is round about
8,000 people. In Tehsil Drug there are small towns located around the main
village Drug like; Nath, Gadgoji, Kiara, Karkana, Zarni, Gabur, Khajhi, Burh
kuhi, Bayhu and Tanga Sar etc.
It has 10 union council is given below
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Drug
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Kingree
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Musakhel Sadar & Urban
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Waha Hassan Kheil
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Ghuriyasa
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Zam
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Toisar
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Gharwandi
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Sura Khawa
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Kewan
Some famous names of Essot Tribe are
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Mir Abdul Rehman essot.(Late)
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Sardar Janan Khan (Late)
- Musakhel
Population
The population of Musakhel District is estimated to be over 193456 in 2005.
Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims.