Culture of Baluchistan Presented by:- Idrees Khan & Roman Ali

Group members:

Saad Zafar Siddiqui (p12-6305) Touseef-ul-Haq (p12-6426) Irfan Ullah (p12-6429) Yasar Hayat (p12-6405)

Culture

What is Culture?

The shared beliefs, customs, arts etc., of a particular society, group or place, are called culture.

Culture refers to the knowledge system, shared by a large group of people.

This knowledge is transferred through out generations.

About Baluchistan

Baluchistan:

Baluchistan is the largest province of Pakistan by area. Its capital city is Quetta which is consist of beautiful hill stations. There are 30 districts and 6 divisions in Baluchistan. Baluchistan is very rich in minerals and natural resources. It holds international importance and attention, due to Gwadar

sea-port. The current Chief Minister of Baluchistan is Sanaullah Zehri.

Location: South-West of Pakistan Area=3,47,190 km2

Constitutes 44% of Pakistan’s total land

Largest province of Pakistan in terms of area

Population:13.16 million(1.316 crore)

Literacy Rate: 43%

Provincial Capital: Quetta Total Districts:30

Quetta Khuzdar

Gwadar Sibi

Zhob Ziarat

Mastung Bolan

Dera Bugti Musa Khel

Pishin Barkhan

Ziarat Kohlu

Qila Abdullah Qila Saifullah

Chagai Nasir Abad

Kalat Jafar Abad

Awaran Panjgur

Lasbela Kech

Jhal Mags Loralai

Harnai Sheerani

Culture of Baluchistan

Culture of Baluchistan:

A number of tribes combine together to make people of Baluchistan.

Three major tribes of Baluchistan are: Baluch Brahvi Pashtoon (Pathan)

Culture of Baluchistan: The tribes of Baluchistan are divided into the following

categories (only some of them are listed below):Baluc

hRindLasha

ar

Marri

Bugti

Ahmedzai

BrahviRaisa

niShahwa

niBengulz

ai

Lehri

Bezenjo

Pashtoon

Kakar

Mandokhel

Achakzai

Sherani

Luni

Culture of Baluchistan:

Each tribe is further sub-divided into various branches and a Jirga system is followed by most of the tribes.

The chief of the tribe is called “Sardar”. Head of sub-tribe is known as “Malik, or Mir”. Sardars and Maliks are members of district jirgas and other local

jirgas according to their status.

Languages:

Most of the people in cities and towns understand and speak two languages i-e their local language and national language.

Majority of the population speaks the national language “Urdu”.

Dressing:

Men: Turban is the common headwear of the men. The men's shalwar kameez consists of a very baggy

shalwar which uses large lengths of cloth. The kameez is also loose, which is traditionally long with long

sleeves.

Dressing: Women: The female Baluchi suit consists of the head scarf, long dress and

a shalwar. Baluchi women wear loose dresses which are decorated in local

designs which include Baluchi silk-thread chain-stitch embroidery.

Baluchi embroidery alone has 118 different basic designs.

Baluchi Children in traditional dresses:

Food: The popular dishes of Baluchistan are:

Sajji

Kaak, a rock-hard prepared bread.

Dampukht is also a Baluchi dish which is prepared with meat and it is cooked in fats.

Marriages:

Life partners are commonly selected within the family or tribe. The dowry is given by the bride’s family, not the groom’s family. The bride’s parents are only supposed to gift clothes and gold to

their daughter according to their financial status. All expenses of wedding (of both families) are also paid by the

groom’s family.

Festivals:

Sibi Festival: The festival lasts for almost a week in mid-February.  

Folk music performances. cultural dances, handicrafts stalls. and cattle shows are present at this festival. Buzkashi: It is a sport played on horse-back by two teams that

use their skills to snatch a goat from each other.

Musical Instruments:

Suroz

Flutes

Dhol

Tambur

Baglama

Famous Poets and Singers:

Famous Poets: Gul Khan Nasir Baba Jawansal Bugti Famous Singers: Akhtar Channal Zehri Zarina Baloch

Mineral Resources in Baluchistan: Coal Chromite Barites Sulphur Marble Iron Ore Quartzite Limestone Sulphur

Historical Places:

Sibi Museum:

Quetta To Sibi, In 1878, after an earlier assault on the town in 1841.

The British captured Sibi and renamed it Sandemanabad, for Robert Sandeman.

The most imposing of the extant buildings from the British era is the 1903 Queen Victoria Memorial Hall, now named Jirga Hall.

It is so named because it was the assembly chamber for the British and the leading tribal notables during the annual jirga (council of tribal elders) held during the Sibi Mela.

Quaid-e-Azam Residence:

The British weren't the only ones to appreciate Ziarat - so too did Mohammed Ali Jinnah.

Jinnah spent his last days in Ziarat in 1948, suffering from the cancer.

The Quaid-e-Azam Residence in Ziarat is the former residency of the agent to the governor general, built in 1882.

2013 Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack:

On June 15, 2013, the historical Quaid-e-Azam Residency, which housed the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in his last two months and ten days, was attacked and completely burnt down.

This action was taken by militants belonging to the Baluchistan Liberation Army.

The reconstruction work was completed and the reconstructed Ziarat Residency was inaugurated on Independence Day, 2014.

Gwadar Port:

Gwadar Port is a warm-water, deep-sea port situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Baluchistan.

Pakistan's interest in Gwadar started when, in 1954, it engaged the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a survey of its coastline.

After four years of negotiations, Pakistan purchased the Gwadar enclave from Oman for $3 million on 8 September 1958 and Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan.

Importance of Gwadar Port for Pakistan:

The incentives due to Gwadar Port are summarized as under: Approach towards private sector involvement. 100% profit recovery. Tax holidays for ten years from date of beginning of

commercial operations. Ownership rights. Flexible labour regulations. Subsidy on utilities. Complete freedom from duty & sales tax on imported plants

& machinery for 10 years. Capital gains exempted from tax for 5 years.

Pir Ghaib Waterfall: Pir Ghaib Waterfalls At a distance of 70 km from Quetta on Sibi

road is situated a popular picnic spot known as Pir Ghaib. Here a waterfall shower down rocky mountain side making its

way through many streams among the shady palm trees. You need a 4-wheeled transport to reach the spot from the main

road.

Baluchistan Conflict

Baluchistan conflict: The Baluchistan conflict is a guerrilla war waged by Baloch

nationalists. It is against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the

Baluchistan region. Baluch want greater autonomy, increased royalties from natural

resources and provincial revenue, and an independent nation-state.

Human rights activists accuse nationalist militants and the governments of Iran and Pakistan of committing human rights abuses. In the 2010s, attacks against the Shia community by sectarian groups though not always directly related to the political struggle have risen, contributing to tensions in Baluchistan.

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