Quetta to Be Split Into North and South for Revenue, Dairy Farms to Move Out of the City
Balochistan's cabinet approved a North and South Quetta revenue split, a dairy farm move and a Sariab Road park on 9 October 2026. See what changes for you.
Balochistan's cabinet approved on 9 October 2026 a plan to divide Quetta into North and South for revenue purposes, move dairy farms outside the city, and build a public park and urban forest on Radio Pakistan land at Sariab Road. Dates, maps and costs have not been published.
Quetta residents know the daily list: cattle sheds beside houses, rubbish on corners, one overloaded revenue office, and a long wait for any land paper. The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti took four decisions aimed at the city itself. Here is what each one means for people in Quetta, and what has not been explained.
Quetta's revenue area will be split into North and South
The cabinet approved new revenue boundaries that divide Quetta into North and South. The government said the aim is better governance and service delivery. No map or list of tehsils, patwar circles or neighbourhoods was released.
Revenue boundaries decide which office keeps your land record, issues your fard (the land ownership extract) and handles mutation, which is the transfer of a property in the record. If you live in Quetta, a split could change which office you visit. It will not change your ownership.
Police station limits were also redrawn in the same meeting after another merger. That affects where you file an FIR. The decision list does not say which Quetta stations are affected.
Dairy farms will move outside Quetta
The cabinet approved relocating dairy farms outside the city to improve sanitation and urban health. A briefing named a site called Ughabarg on Sajdi Road. We could not confirm the site on an official page, so treat the name as reported.
The announcement gave no deadline. It did not say who pays for the move, whether farmers get land or compensation, or what happens to farms that refuse. Those answers decide whether the plan works. A relocation with no cost plan usually stalls.
For a family near a farm, the decision changes nothing today. Complaints about waste, smell or flies can still go to the Chief Minister's AWAAZ complaint portal.
A park and urban forest are planned on Sariab Road
The cabinet approved a public park and urban forest on Radio Pakistan land at Sariab Road, to be built through a public-private partnership. That means a private company would help finance or run it. The terms have not been published.
The cabinet also approved expanding public transport. The Jinnah Metro train service in Quetta was covered earlier, and no new route was named here.
| Decision | What is known | Not announced |
|---|---|---|
| North and South Quetta | Approved as new revenue boundaries | Map, offices, start date |
| Dairy farms | To move outside the city | Deadline, cost, compensation |
| Sariab Road park | Public-private partnership on Radio Pakistan land | Partner, size, cost |
| Public transport | To be expanded | Routes, fares, buses |
An earlier push on sanitation and local elections
On 5 October 2026 the provincial government launched a Municipal Services Initiative, as reported that day. Its first phase gave municipalities 15 sewage suction trucks, 87 sanitation rickshaws, more than 350 garbage containers and 500 handcarts. The Chief Minister said local body elections would follow the end of the current term in February 2027, and that a four-month awareness campaign would come before a province-wide plastic bag ban.
Those figures are from a press report of the launch, not a notification. They show the direction: more city services in the next few months. For how a plastic bag ban works in practice elsewhere, see the Islamabad plastic bag ban.
What Quetta residents can do now
- Keep your property papers. If you hold a fard, note the office that issued it before the boundary change.
- Check your land entry in the Balochistan land record system now, so you can spot any change later.
- Report overflowing waste or sheds through AWAAZ, with a photo and the street name.
- Do not pay anyone who claims to speed up a "new North or South Quetta" record. No office has been announced.
- Watch for a Revenue Department notification. Until it appears, current offices stay valid.
Common questions
What did Balochistan decide about Quetta on 9 October 2026?
The cabinet approved dividing Quetta into North and South for revenue, moving dairy farms outside the city, and building a park and urban forest on Sariab Road.
Does the North and South split change my property records?
It may change which revenue office handles them. It does not change who owns the property. No map has been released.
When will the dairy farms move?
No date has been announced. A site called Ughabarg on Sajdi Road was named in a briefing, but we could not confirm it officially.
Who will build the Sariab Road park?
It is to be a public-private partnership. The partner, cost and size have not been announced.
When are Balochistan local body elections?
The Chief Minister said they would follow the end of the current term in February 2027, according to a press report of 5 October. No election schedule has been notified.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
Last checked on 11 October 2026. The four Quetta decisions come from the Balochistan government's post-cabinet briefing of 9 October 2026, as released by the state news agency. The Municipal Services Initiative figures come from a press report of 5 October 2026 and are marked as reported. We opened the Government of Balochistan website on 11 October 2026 and found no notification, boundary map or site list on its front page.
About the author
Public Services and Education Journalist
Fajr Riaz is a journalist and content writer at Pakistan Era, based in Lahore. She covers the questions people meet in everyday life in Pakistan: how a public service works, what a change in the rules means, and where to find a reliable answer.
