Harnai
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Harnai is one of the two sub-divisions of Sibi District
in the Balochistan
province of Pakistan
. The name Harnai refers to an influential Hindu
personality, Harnam Das. It is located in the north east of Balochistan province. The town is surrounded by the cities Loralai
, Ziarat
and the state capital, Quetta
.
SITUATION ANALYSIS
District Profile:
• District Headquarter. Harnai
• Date of Registration: 2007
• Area (km2) 4,096
• Population 140,000
District Harnai Health Profile
• Annual Growth Rate 2 .42%
• Population Density 19 Persons / km2
• Average household Size 6.4 Persons
• Crude Birth Rate 32.7/1000 Population
• Crude Death Rate 9.1 / 1000 Population
• Infant Mortality Rate 85.5 /1000 Live Births
• Maternal Mortality Rate 340/100,000 Live Births
• Live Expectancy 63 Years
Demographic %age for risk groups
• Expected Pregnancies 2.68%
• Expected Births 2.30%
• 0 – 11 Months 2.26%
• 0 – 3 Years 7.94%
• Child bearing age women(CBAs) 20.50%
• Married CBAs 13.50%
Until 2007 Harnai had been a tehsil of Sibi District, in August the Balochistan Government announced Harnai district would be created by splitting Sibi district and forming the new district from Harnai and Shahrag tehsils and the sub-tehsil of Khost.
Harnai is surrounded by imposing hills on all sides. The encircling hills have the resounding names of Khalifat and Zarghoon. Harnai has been very important due to its geography. Harnai was tehsil till 2007 but now it has become a well known district. The people of harnai are proud of making it as district. It became a district in the mid of the year 2007. Harnai is also popular due to the legendary Pushtu lovers 'Gul Makai' and 'Musa Jan'. A lot of epic stories are associated with these lovers of the ancient times. Their Ziarat(mazar) is situated in Sarkhan village of Harnai. Both them are buried in the same grave.
the district headquarter is located in Harnai Tehsil.
So far since 2007 the following were District Heads
1. Muhammad Siddique Mandokhail 2007-2008
2. Saleh Muhammad Nasar 2008-2009
3. Paraddin Khan Khiliji 2010-2011
4. Nazar Barech 2011-
tribe of Pashtuns or Afghans (90%), Baloch
is the second largest ethnic group(10%). Tareeno
is the language spoken in the area, which is very different in dialect from the Pashto and Balochi are spoken in other parts of the district. Majority of the people of Harnai are Tareen and Marri Baloch. The local people of Harnai are Pushtuns or Afghans(Tareen Tribe), and Baloch Marri
and Sailachi. The most populous ethnic groups of the town are Abdullani, Khadrani, Aspani, Miani, Shaikh, Wanaichi, Maraizai, and Bazani etc.
Harnai is the capital city of Harnai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The name Harnai refers to an influential Hindu personality, Harnam Das. It is located in the north east of Balochistan province. The town is surrounded by the cities Loralai, Ziarat, Sibi and Quetta. Harnai is surrounded by imposing hills on all sides. The encircling hills have the resounding names of Khalifat and Zargoon. Harnai has been very important due to its geography. Harnai was tehsil till 2007 but now it has become a well known district. The people of harnai are being proud of making it as district. The main hurdle in the way of making it district was the controversies in the political parties of Harnai.
Sibi District
Sibi is a district in theBalochistan province of Pakistan. The main mountains range are Zen, Bambore and Dungan. The climatic and topography of Sibi District is quite varied compared to other districts of Balochistan. It is also known as the "Hot spot" of Pakistan where the temperatures in the...
in the Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The name Harnai refers to an influential Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
personality, Harnam Das. It is located in the north east of Balochistan province. The town is surrounded by the cities Loralai
Loralai
Loralai is the principal city of Loralai District in the northeast of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. It was formerly known as Bori. It is four thousand seven hundred feet above the sea level....
, Ziarat
Ziarat
Ziarat is the capital of Ziarat District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located at 30°22'47N 67°43'38E with an altitude of 2543 metres and is a famous holiday resort of Balochistan and nearly every trip from Karachi to Quetta stops at Ziarat...
and the state capital, Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
.
SITUATION ANALYSIS
District Profile:
• District Headquarter. Harnai
• Date of Registration: 2007
• Area (km2) 4,096
• Population 140,000
District Harnai Health Profile
• Annual Growth Rate 2 .42%
• Population Density 19 Persons / km2
• Average household Size 6.4 Persons
• Crude Birth Rate 32.7/1000 Population
• Crude Death Rate 9.1 / 1000 Population
• Infant Mortality Rate 85.5 /1000 Live Births
• Maternal Mortality Rate 340/100,000 Live Births
• Live Expectancy 63 Years
Demographic %age for risk groups
• Expected Pregnancies 2.68%
• Expected Births 2.30%
• 0 – 11 Months 2.26%
• 0 – 3 Years 7.94%
• Child bearing age women(CBAs) 20.50%
• Married CBAs 13.50%
History
Harnai is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Harnai is the principal town of this district. It is located in the north east of Balochistan province. Harnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges. The minimum and maximum winter temperature of the area is -2˚C to 20˚C. The summer is extreme in the area and the minimum and maximum temperature falls between 20˚C to 48˚C. Harnai has a fertile rainy season during monsoon time. In general Harnai has a pleasant weather in winter season.Until 2007 Harnai had been a tehsil of Sibi District, in August the Balochistan Government announced Harnai district would be created by splitting Sibi district and forming the new district from Harnai and Shahrag tehsils and the sub-tehsil of Khost.
Harnai is surrounded by imposing hills on all sides. The encircling hills have the resounding names of Khalifat and Zarghoon. Harnai has been very important due to its geography. Harnai was tehsil till 2007 but now it has become a well known district. The people of harnai are proud of making it as district. It became a district in the mid of the year 2007. Harnai is also popular due to the legendary Pushtu lovers 'Gul Makai' and 'Musa Jan'. A lot of epic stories are associated with these lovers of the ancient times. Their Ziarat(mazar) is situated in Sarkhan village of Harnai. Both them are buried in the same grave.
Administration
It consists of the Tehsils i.e. Headquarter Harnai, Main Tehsil Sharig, Sub Tehsil Khost, and more small towns.the district headquarter is located in Harnai Tehsil.
So far since 2007 the following were District Heads
1. Muhammad Siddique Mandokhail 2007-2008
2. Saleh Muhammad Nasar 2008-2009
3. Paraddin Khan Khiliji 2010-2011
4. Nazar Barech 2011-
Geography and climate
Harnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges. The minimum and maximum winter temperature of the area is -2˚C to 20˚C. The summer is extreme in the area and the minimum and maximum temperature falls between 20˚C to 48˚C. Harnai has a fertile rainy season during monsoon time. In general Harnai has a pleasant weather in winter season.Demography
Harnai has a population of about 200,000. The town is dominated by the TareenTareen
The Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:...
tribe of Pashtuns or Afghans (90%), Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
is the second largest ethnic group(10%). Tareeno
Tareeno
Tareeno is a Pashto dialect which is spoken by a small population of Tareen tribes of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Its vocabulary is mainly from Banutsi and Marwat tribes of Bannu.Some words from Tareeno:*druma means go,*koosa means step down,...
is the language spoken in the area, which is very different in dialect from the Pashto and Balochi are spoken in other parts of the district. Majority of the people of Harnai are Tareen and Marri Baloch. The local people of Harnai are Pushtuns or Afghans(Tareen Tribe), and Baloch Marri
Marri
Marri ) is one of the largest ethnic Baloch tribes in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Marri was considered to be a clan of the Rind tribe in the early history of Baloch and Balochistan...
and Sailachi. The most populous ethnic groups of the town are Abdullani, Khadrani, Aspani, Miani, Shaikh, Wanaichi, Maraizai, and Bazani etc.
Harnai is the capital city of Harnai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The name Harnai refers to an influential Hindu personality, Harnam Das. It is located in the north east of Balochistan province. The town is surrounded by the cities Loralai, Ziarat, Sibi and Quetta. Harnai is surrounded by imposing hills on all sides. The encircling hills have the resounding names of Khalifat and Zargoon. Harnai has been very important due to its geography. Harnai was tehsil till 2007 but now it has become a well known district. The people of harnai are being proud of making it as district. The main hurdle in the way of making it district was the controversies in the political parties of Harnai.