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Sherani District
Sherani or Shirani (Urdu: ضلع شیرانی) is a rural district in the Zhob Division of Balochistan province in Pakistan. The district is located within the Sulaiman Mountain Range, whose highest peak, Takht-e-Sulaiman, reaches the height of 3,487 metres (11,440 ft).
As of the 2023 census, it had a population of 191,687 people. Villages (also known as Dargah) in the district include: Ahmadi Dirga (also spelled as Ahmedi Dergga), Karama, Zarkai Landawar, Shinghar, Tsappar Kili, and Manikhawa (also known as Mani Kwa).
Before 2006, Sherani was a sub-district of Zhob district. The new district was created on January 3, 2006.
The Shirani tribe lived for centuries in the frontier region that is now divided between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Qais Abdul Rashid (575-661 A.D.), who is believed to be one of the progenitors of the Pashtuns, lived in the Sulaiman Mountains.
Outside rulers had little control over the Shirani for much of their history. This changed in the late 19th century, as the British Empire expanded into the region. In the winter of 1890, British forces carried out the Khiderzai Expedition, a military campaign aimed at bringing the Shirani under colonial authority and securing the frontier. After the campaign, Shirani territory was brought into the British administrative system.
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859), a Scottish statesman and historian associated with the British government of India, visited the region in the early 19th century and said that the Shiranis were led by a "Neeka" who received an annual tax of one lamb and one calf from those who owned such animals. The Neeka functioned as both a judge and a commander-in-chief, with his authority believed to be derived from the conviction that he was "under the immediate guidance and protection of providence."
The occupation of Appozai by the British Empire took place on 31 October 1890. By 13 November, all the principal points in Shirani were occupied. At Karama, a grand inquest was held into the conduct of the tribe and fines imposed, and the proceedings were terminated by a Durbar, at which the submission of the tribe was formally received and rewards conferred upon the deserving.
On 8 June 2022, a minivan crashed in the Killa Saifullah District, killing 22 people. Rescue sources said that the bodies and injured were moved to Zhob and Mughal Kot. Less than a month later, on 3 July, a bus traveling from Rawalpindi to Quetta carrying 33 people fell into a ravine, killing at least 20 people and injuring 11 others near Sherani District.
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Sherani District
Sherani or Shirani (Urdu: ضلع شیرانی) is a rural district in the Zhob Division of Balochistan province in Pakistan. The district is located within the Sulaiman Mountain Range, whose highest peak, Takht-e-Sulaiman, reaches the height of 3,487 metres (11,440 ft).
As of the 2023 census, it had a population of 191,687 people. Villages (also known as Dargah) in the district include: Ahmadi Dirga (also spelled as Ahmedi Dergga), Karama, Zarkai Landawar, Shinghar, Tsappar Kili, and Manikhawa (also known as Mani Kwa).
Before 2006, Sherani was a sub-district of Zhob district. The new district was created on January 3, 2006.
The Shirani tribe lived for centuries in the frontier region that is now divided between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Qais Abdul Rashid (575-661 A.D.), who is believed to be one of the progenitors of the Pashtuns, lived in the Sulaiman Mountains.
Outside rulers had little control over the Shirani for much of their history. This changed in the late 19th century, as the British Empire expanded into the region. In the winter of 1890, British forces carried out the Khiderzai Expedition, a military campaign aimed at bringing the Shirani under colonial authority and securing the frontier. After the campaign, Shirani territory was brought into the British administrative system.
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859), a Scottish statesman and historian associated with the British government of India, visited the region in the early 19th century and said that the Shiranis were led by a "Neeka" who received an annual tax of one lamb and one calf from those who owned such animals. The Neeka functioned as both a judge and a commander-in-chief, with his authority believed to be derived from the conviction that he was "under the immediate guidance and protection of providence."
The occupation of Appozai by the British Empire took place on 31 October 1890. By 13 November, all the principal points in Shirani were occupied. At Karama, a grand inquest was held into the conduct of the tribe and fines imposed, and the proceedings were terminated by a Durbar, at which the submission of the tribe was formally received and rewards conferred upon the deserving.
On 8 June 2022, a minivan crashed in the Killa Saifullah District, killing 22 people. Rescue sources said that the bodies and injured were moved to Zhob and Mughal Kot. Less than a month later, on 3 July, a bus traveling from Rawalpindi to Quetta carrying 33 people fell into a ravine, killing at least 20 people and injuring 11 others near Sherani District.