| Mehr Abad مهر آباد |
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Mehr Abad
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | 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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In his seminal book ‘War and Migration’, Alessandro Monsutti classifies the Hazara migration to Balochistan in the following phases:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mehr Abad is the largest inhabiting community of Hazaras in Pakistan. A list of main areas are listed below but not limited.
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.