DEMOGRAPHY

Demography
According to the 1998 census Quetta was the ninth biggest city of Pakistan with a population of 565,137 (however according to non-governmental census the population of Quetta along with Afghan immigrants is over 1,500,000). The city in general is dominated by a Pashtun majority, a Balochi and Hazara minority with an eclectic smattering of smaller groups. However the city is also a home to millions of Afghan immigrants. The Pushto, Balochi, Persian (Hazaragi dialect), Brahui, Sindhi, Punjabi and Urdu languages are spoken in large parts of Quetta, giving the city a very multicultural feel.
Quetta was the outskirts of Kandahar until it was captured by the British in Second Afghan war. Most of the Balochis settled in Quetta after 1970 when a new province by the name of Balochistan was created after One Unit system was abolished in Pakistan. Quetta was made the capital city of Balochistan.

Transport
Quetta is on the western edge of Pakistan and is well connected with the country by a wide network of roads, railways and airways.


Air Transport

Quetta International AirportAt an altitude of 1605 meters above sea level, Quetta Airport is the fourth highest airport of Pakistan. Pakistan International Airlines, Shaheen Air International and Airblue all have regular flights between Quetta and other major cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar. Pakistan International Airlines has a direct flight between Dubai and Quetta.


Quetta has many higher education institutions. The prestigious military Command and Staff College, which was founded by the British, recently celebrated its hundredth anniversary. University of Balochistan was established in 1974. The Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences is also located in Quetta.

St Francis Grammar School, Quetta.
St Joseph Convent School Quetta
Balochistan Institute of Technology
DAR-E-ARQAM School Of Islam & Modern Sciences
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)
Command and Staff College
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University
University of Balochistan]
Pharmacy Department Of Balochistan University
Iqra University
St. Mary's YMCA High School Quetta Cantt.
Beaconhouse School System, Quetta Branch.
F.G Degree College Quetta Cantt.
Model Public School & college
Tameer-i-Nau public college
Government College of Technology Balochistan
Army public school and college
Bolan Medical College Quetta
General Mohammad Musa Khan Hazara Inter College Quetta
Pearl Institute of Management and Information Technology