Killa Saifullah, also Qilla Saifullah or Killa Saifa, is a city in Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan. Killa Saifullah or Saifullah's Qilla is a fort built by Saifullah Khan, an influential personage and a great warrior among the Mirdadzai Khudiadadzai tribe of Kakar Sunzer-khels. Killa Saifullah is famous for its fertile soil producing fruits and vegetables. There are numerous apple and apricot orchards exporting fruits to other provinces. The export of vegetables like tomato, carrot and chillies is done commercially on roads and adding enormous share in the agriculture produce of the country. The livestock breeders in Killa Saifullah produce much livestock share for meat and milk purpose for Balochistan province especially Quetta and Zhob divisions.
Historical Background
Killa Saifullah or Saifullah's Qilla is a fort built by Saifullah Khan, an influential personage and warlord among the Mirdadzai Khudiadadzai tribe of Kakar Sunzer-khels.This District is named after Saifullah Khan, who was from the Mirdadzai tribe of Kakar Sunzerkhail. He was the great grandson of Zarh Nikka,a renowned religious scholar of the region. The British sent Zhob Expedition in 1884 in order to occupy the Zhob region through Baratkhail. In the meanwhile in a battle, the castles of Saifullah Khan Khoidadzai and Shah Jehan Jogezai were demolished. On 7 October 1884, an assault on the Qalla of Shah Jehan near Akhterzai resulted the killings of many tribal people including Malik Hamza Daulatzai and Mohammad Ghous who fought bravely. All 500 tribal Sardars admitted their submission before the British forces and also signed an agreement that they will not interfere in the affairs of British Government in Zhob region except Saifullah Khan Khoidadzai and Shah Jehan Jogezai, who had a narrow escape from the battle scene and established themselves at Kalat Afghanistan; where they used to operate their insurgency campaign against the British and never subdued before the British Occupying Forces. The Qilla Saifullah District of Pakistan derives its name from this fort
