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 Sibi
is a district in the
center of
Balochistan province
of Pakistan. Sibi
district was
established in 1903.
It was subdivided to
create Nasirabad and
Kohlu districts in
1974, Dera Bugti
District in 1983,
and Ziarat District
in 1986. These new
districts were
considered part of
the Sibi Division of
Pakistan (except for
Nasirabad) until
2000, when the
third-tier
"divisions"
structure of
government was
dissolved. It is
also known as the
"Hot spot" of
Pakistan where the
temperatures in the
summer excede far
above normal over
50°C.
The Sibi district
has two
sub-divisions, Sibi
and Harnai, which
are further
organised into
tehsils and sub-tehsils:
Sibi, Harnai,
Kutmandi and Sangan.
The population of
Sibi district is
estimated to be over
250,000 in 2005.
Over 99% of its
inhabitants are
Muslims. The major
tribes of Sibi are
Marri, Barozai and
Khajjak. The current
DCO of Sibi district
is Shakeel A. Hashmi
who has also served
as Secretary of
Balochistan in 2005
and also was the
last Additional
Commissioner of
Karachi 2001. |
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