Pasni
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Pasni پسنى |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Balochistan | ||
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25 ° 16 ' N , 63 ° 28' E
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| Height : |
10 m
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| Residents : | 33,000 (2016) | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Pasni ( Urdu پسنى) is a small town with a fishing port in Gwadar District , Balochistan Province , Pakistan .
Geographical location and transport links
Pasni is located about 450 km west of Karachi on the Arabian Sea in the southwest of the country in the desert region of Makran . The city is connected by the 653 km long “Makran Coastal Highway” ( national road N-10 ) with Gwadar in the west and via Ormara with Karachi in the east.
The 83 km long Shadi Kaur river , like its tributaries only irregularly fed by rainwater , flows into the Arabian Sea immediately north of the city. In September 2016, a dam was inaugurated around 50 km north of Pasni , the reservoir of which has a capacity of 45.64 million cubic meters when it is fully flooded and serves both for agricultural irrigation and for the drinking water supply of Pasni.
Pasni Airport ( IATA code PSI) is located about 15 kilometers west of the city and is used by civil traffic - there is a daily flight connection to Karachi - as well as by the Pakistani air force and navy . From October 2001, the United States Air Force used the airfield to bomb targets in Afghanistan .
economy
The city has around 33,000 inhabitants, the majority of whom belong to different Baluch tribes. The dominant line of business is fishing , and Pasni has a modern fishing port. Frozen fish is transported by truck to Turbat (about 150 km northwest) and Karachi for sale in local wholesale markets. Apart from seafood, almost all other foods must be brought from Turbat or even Karachi.
history
Alexander the Great is said to be in 325 BC. During his march back from the Indian campaign - when he moved via Bela , Awaran , Hoshab and Turbat and then along the coast via Pasni and Gwadar through Makran - stopped in Pasni ( called Cysa by Arrian in his Indica ) to join them to meet his admiral Nearchus and his fleet; the meeting, which was supposed to provide his troops with water and food, did not take place.
In 1581, Pasni was burned down by troops from Portuguese India as part of a punitive operation .
The place was attacked again in 1898 when the Baluchi, who rebelled against British rule , looted the city and destroyed the telegraph connection to Gwadar.