Huramzai is a town located in the
Pishin District
Pishin ( bal, پشین, ps, پښين, ur, ), IPA: pʂin/pçin, is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. In 1975 it was separated from Quetta District, while in 1994 part of it was split off to form the new district of Killa Ab ...
of
Balochistan province,
Pakistan. It is located at 30°43'32N 66°50'24E at an elevation of .
It is the largest populated region in the Pishin District.
Agriculture being the most predominant occupation for the residents, the town has a reputation for its
orchards and
vineyards. The town is also location of the regional
bazaar
A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, suc ...
with many local merchants. Huramzai has residential and commercial electrical service,
gas stations
A filling station, also known as a gas station () or petrol station (), is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold in the 2010s were gasoline (or petrol) and diesel fuel.
Gasoline ...
as well as
telephone and
mobile phone services.
Demographics
Approximately 95% of the population are from the "Syed" tribe, they are from Imam Zain Ul Abdin family. several members of the tribe being employed by the local government.
Sports
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
is very popular in Hurramzai with Sarbaz Club Hurramzai being one of the local favorites.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
is also quite popular among the locals, with tournaments being held each year. Dawn cricket team the Champion of the region.
Politics
Huramzai is very much active in politics and its major parties are:
* Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
* Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F).
* Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (Ideological section)
* Awami National Party (ANP).
* Pakhtoon Khwa Mili Awami party (PKMAP).
* Pakistan Peoples party (PPP).
Population
According to Census of 2017-3-15 (132,168)
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Hajizai Syedan
Killi Hajizai is a village of Tehsil Huramzai and part of Union Council Gangalzai, sitting near Huramzai (west), Hajan Shakarzai in the east and Ganglalzai in the south. The whole village is inhabited by the Syed family. Hajizai is surrounded by grain and vegetable fields as well as fruit orchards. There are middle schools, both for boys and girls. In 1985 the girls school of Hajizai was ranked among the top 5 middle schools in the Pishin district. There is also a Madrassa (religious school) and a medical clinic serving to facilitate the masses.
The former president of Afghanistan,
Noor Mohammad Tarakai had great affiliation with Hajizai and lived and spent his childhood in the village; his sister named Tarake Anna was married to the Malak of Hajizai named Agha Lala (Syed Abdul Sattar Agha).
The area also features a mountainous picnic resort with a small dam (filled with water in spring season). The location is a popular destination with the locals and sees increasing tourism peaking in the months of March and April.
References
{{Pishin District
Populated places in Pishin District