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Mehr Abad
مهر آبادAn Image of Quetta city covering most part of Mehr Abad.
Mehrabad, Alamdar Road Quetta, Pakistan
Mehr AbadCoordinates: 30°10′52″N 67°01′59″E / 30.181174°N 67.033081°ECoordinates: 30°10′52″N 67°01′59″E / 30.181174°N 67.033081°E Country 
PakistanProvince Balochistan District Quetta District Government - Nazim Syed Talib Agha - Wazir Jan Ali Chagazi Population (-) - Total 350,000 Time zone PST (UTC+5) Mehr Abad (Hazaragi: مهر آباد) is an inner eastern suburb of Quetta, Balochistan, located next to City. The majority of the population is Hazara people. This place is the birth place of many Hazara political, social, military, writers, sports personalities of Quetta city.
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History of Hazaras Establishment in Balochistan
In his seminal book ‘War and Migration’, Alessandro Monsutti classifies the Hazara migration to Balochistan in the following phases:
From 1878-1891:
Following the second Anglo-Afghan war, the first Hazaras came to Quetta to seek employment in British-run companies under the Raj. They are thought to have worked on the building of roads and the Bolan Pass railway as well as enlisting in the British army of India. At that time, there could have been no more than a few hundred Hazaras in Balochistan. From 1891-1901: The subjugation of Hazarajat by Abdul Rahman, between 1891 and 1893, triggered a mass exodus of Hazaras to Turkistan, Khorasan and Balochistan.
From 1901 to 1933:
The situation in Afghanistan returned to normal under Habibullah (1901-1919), the son of Abdur Rahman. He offered amnesty to the Hazaras but this proved to be of little help in improving the lot of the Hazara community in Afghanistan. In 1904, the 106th Hazara Pioneers, a separate regiment for the Hazaras formed by the British, offered greater careers prospects, social recognition and economic success.
From 1933-1971:
The regiment of Hazara Pioneers was disbanded in 1933. Deprived of this social and professional outlet, Hazaras went to settle in Quetta between the 1930s and 1960s, although the process of migration never completely dried up.
From 1971-1978:
Following the 1971 drought, Hazaras then settled in Quetta or went to Iran in search of work. Between 1973 and 1978, tensions over the Pushtunistan issue between the Daud government and Pakistan were an additional factor in the Hazara migration. After 1978: Following the Communist coup in April 1978 and the Soviet Union intervention in December 1979, the migratory movement assumed hitherto unprecedented dimensions.
Main areas
Mehr Abad is the largest inhabiting community of Hazaras in Pakistan. A list of main areas are listed below but not limited.
PEARL Institute, Alamdar Road
- Talau Khushk
- Darray Ajai
- Darray Kakai Jani
- Fatimia
- Abbasia
- Sanai Abad (Darbesh Abad)
- Hyderi
- Nichari
- Syed Abad
- Momin Abad
- Nasir Abad
- Sola Acre (16 Acre Hazara Housing Society)
- Nasir Abad
- Haji Abad
- Nowabad
- Hussain Abad (Rehmatull Road)
Educational Institutes
Education has been always favorite of Hazara, Therefore, quality educational institutes are easily found. The current minister for Quality Education is Jan Ali Changezi, who is an ethnic Hazara. A list of educational institutes is provided below but not limited.
- General Mohammad Musa Khan Hazara Inter College
- Sardar Essa Girls High School
- Yazdan khan High School
- Hazara Society Boys High School
- Tameer Nasle Nau High School Alamdar Road Quetta.
- Maj. Nadir School of Management Sciences
- Pak Oxford Professionals Centre for English Language and Computer Science Alamdar Road, Milo Shaheed Chowk, Quetta
- The Learners Academy, Alamdar Road, Milo Shaheed Chowk, Quetta
- Sardar Hassan Musa Girls College
- Nai Roshni midium,High school
- Ummat Public School
- Dawn Ideal Public School
See also
- Hazara Town
- Hazara people
- Hazaragi language
- Quetta
- Hazara Democratic Party
- General Mohammad Musa Khan Hazara
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