Lehri District

Lehri District
ضلع لہڑی
CountryPakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
EstablishedMay 2013
AbolishedJanuary 2018
Founded byMir Chakar Khan Domki
Area
 • Total3,285 km2 (1,268 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total118,046
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)

Lehri District was the 31st district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It was created in May 2013 from parts of the districts of Sibi and Kachhi.[3] But in January 2018, the Cabinet of Balochistan decided to remove Lehri district, which would be annexed into Sibi.[4]

Lehri District used to consist of the following tehsils:

Bakhtiarabad will be the headquarters of the new district carved out under section 6 of the Balochistan Land Revenue Act 1967, according to a notification issued by the revenue department on Tuesday.[citation needed]

It said the district would comprise the tehsils of Lehri and Bhag, except the Sorani revenue area. The tehsils have been separated from the districts of Sibi and Kachhi.[citation needed]

Separating Lehri from Sibi was a longstanding demand of political parties and people of the area. The number of districts in Balochistan has now reached 31.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Lehri (District, Pakistan)
  2. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  3. ^ http://www.dawn.com/news/1012828/new-district-in-balochistan New district in Balochistan - DAWN.COM
  4. ^ "Balochistan govt. to de-notify Lehri as district". www.dawn.com.