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Musakhel District
— District —
Map of Balochistan with Musakhel District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Musa Khel Bazar
Established
Government
- District Nazim	Sardar Asmat Ullah
- District Naib Nazim	Faiz Muhammad Jaffer
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
District Council

Musakhel (Pashto: موسا خیل ) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province ofPakistan. Musakhel was notified as a district on 1 January 1992 when Loralai District was divided into three districts, named Musakhel, Barkhan, and Loralai. Previously, Musakhel was one of the 4 sub-divisions of Loralai District.^[1]

When the district was first created it contained one sub-division, i.e., Musakhel, and further divided into one tehsil (Musakhel) and one sub-tehsil (Kingri). Musakhel Tehsil was divided into 3 Qanungo circles, Saddar Musakhel, Toisar, and Drug which are the patwar circles as well. The whole of Kingri sub-tehsil is one Qanungo circle and patwar circle. Majority of the people are pashtuns.Tribes are pushtuns like and they are dvided in sub cast like BailKhel, HassanKhel, Laharzai, Hamazazai, Kudezai and salmeazai etc.

In 2005, another Tehsil was created, Drug Tehsil, consisting of 2 union councils on the direction of Jam Muhammad Yousuf, Ex-Chief Minister Balochistan, who visited Durug on the invitation of Dr. Ghulam Mehmood Jaffar, the then Nazim Durug. Some famous names of Musakhael Tribe are: 1.Sardar Asmat Ullah 2.Abdul Rehman essot.(Late) 3. Sardar Azam khan 3.haji Soba Khan 4. Malak Jalat Khan 5.Dr. Noor Ullah Khan 6.Sahibzada Abdullatif, 7. Molvi Najmuddin. 8 Haji Mohammad Yousaf Hasankhel

Musakhel District is well known for its mine and Minerals. Aram , Shin Ghuzai, Gidar Dagi, Sawai Ragha nad Sur Ghar are famous coal field area. In 1980 Coal started in Huge Quantity and More than 3500 trucks loaded from this area but unfortunately due to tribal conflicts it was stopped. In 2008, Haji Mohammad Yousaf Musakhel Coal Company again started the area. United Musakhel Mining Company again offer investors to work in the area. It is estimated that 4600 tons coal will be produced on daily basis.[edit]Mines and Minerals

[edit]Wildlife and Natural Resources

Musakhel is aborde of Sulaiman Markhor and Afghan urial, migratory rout of Crane, and other ciberian birds. Vegetatively Musakhel has a diversity Pinus gerardian, Acacia Modesta, Tecumela undulata, Pinus roxburgii, Olea ferrugina, Pistaica khinguk and Gargul.

[edit]Subdivisions

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils. Musakhel district is famous for its Natural resources. It has vast reservoirs of Coal, Marbal, Ironore and Copper. It is also known for its natural beauty and wildlife. It has an abundant wildlife especially Sulaiman Markhore and Afghan Urial. (Yahya M. Musakhel and Muzaffar Khan 2004)

• Drug tehsil

Tehsil Drug is a tribal area in which Jaffar, Zimri, Essote, Buzdar, Qaisrani,Lashkarani and Gharsheen tribes are settled. Drug is a valley blessed with Natural beauty. The total population of Drug is round about 8,000 people. In Tehsil Drug there are small towns located around the main village Drug like; Nath, Gadgoji, Kiara, Karkana, Zarni, Gabur, Khajhi, Burh kuhi, Bayhu and Tanga Sar etc.

It has 10 union council is given below 1.Drug 2.Kingree 3.Musakhel Sadar & Urban 4.Waha Hassan Kheil 5.Ghuriyasa 6.Zam 7.Toisar 8.Gharwandi 9.Sura Khawa 10.Kewan Some famous names of Essot Tribe are: 1.Mir Abdul Rehman essot.(Late) 2. Sardar Janan Khan (Late) 3. Mohammad Yahya Musakhel Field Biologist.

• Musakhel

[edit]Population

The population of Musakhel District is estimated to be over 193456 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslim belonging predominantly to the Pashtun ethnic group with smaller numbers of Panjabi, Seraiki and Baloch groups who live harmoniously alongside each other.