Zhob District
Zhob is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob District is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area. The population of Zhob District is estimated to 310,544 in 2017. Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob District.Administration
The 1998 census report lists two sub-divisions: Lower Zhob and Kakar Khurasan. A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils.Demography
The 1998 census counted a total population of in the two subdistricts of Kakar Khurasan and Zhob. The majority of the population have Pashto as their first language, but there are also speakers of Saraiki and Punjabi.
The vast majority of the population of Zhob district is Pashtun. The indigenous tribes of Zhob include the Mandokhail, Khosti,
Sulemankhel, Sherani, Kakar, Harifal, Lawon and Babar. Currently a large number of IDPs have been settled within the confines of the District as part of the evacuation from Operation Zarb-E-Azb taking place to the north of Zhob.
