Quetta split into east and west districts in Balochistan reorganisation
The Balochistan government has split Quetta into East Quetta and West Quetta as part of a broader administrative restructuring. The changes raise the province’s total number of divisions to 11 and districts to 41.
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has redrawn administrative boundaries across the province, including dividing Quetta into two separate districts and increasing the overall number of districts to 41.
According to a July 8 notification issued by the provincial Revenue Department, the reorganisation includes the creation of new divisions, districts, sub-divisions, tehsils and sub-tehsils, alongside changes to the limits of several existing administrative units. Following the changes, Balochistan now has 11 divisions.
Under one of the key decisions, Quetta district has been split into East Quetta and West Quetta, with the railway line set as the dividing boundary. East Quetta includes the Saddar, City and Sariab sub-divisions. West Quetta comprises Kuchlak as well as the newly created Brewery and Panjpai sub-divisions. A new Brewery tehsil has also been established.
The notification also states that Mastung district has been removed from Kalat division and added to Quetta division as part of the wider administrative restructuring in the province.
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