Composition and Infrastructure
Typical tribal society prevail in the district, with its own demographic dynamics.Like elsewhere in Afghan society customs are strictly observed according to tribal code of honor, as J.P.Ferrier puts it; the lex talionis is rigorously observed amongst the Afghans, and the murderer is put to death by the nearest relation of his victim. It sometimes happens that the person on whom this duty devolves is a child, when the punishment remains in abeyance till he is strong enough to hold the dagger which is placed in his hands with which he performs the office of executioner. He possesses the right to grant the murderer his life, but there is no instance of this ever having been exercised, except for a compensation, which the criminal is obliged to make in a sum of money or in land; sometimes he gives one of his daughters in marriage to the son or the brother of the murdered man, without the father being obliged to give her any dowry.
Regarding development, it can be well imagined from the fact that there is not a single inch of metalled road in the entire Harifal area. Sherani District is entirely rural. The whole district is "B" area except Manikhwah; hence controlled by Deputy Commissioner through Levies force. Only one police station exists in Manikhwa having jurisdiction in 05 km. radius. Sherani District holds a unique place in terms of missed opportunities, infrastructure and roads not taken. There is neither a single township (or for that matter a bazaar) nor a single Jama mosque for jummah prayer. So no jummah prayer is offered in the entire district anywhere. The whole district is economically oriented to Zhob city. There is not a single branch of any bank.
No district hospital exists in the whole district. There are three RHCs, located one each at Manikhwa, & Mir Ali khail. while third one is under construction at Killi Ibrahimkhail Harifal. Similarly there are five BHUs; located at following places.(1)Kapip (2) Killi Gul Muhammad (3)Kuraiwasta (4)Karamma (5)Surlakai. All five BHUs are in Sherani area none in Harifal country.Sherani like Awaran,Kalat,and Turbat has growth rates of less than 1 percent, which is unusual for Pakistan. The district is malaria saturated, and infested with scorpions and snakes. In 2009, 132 cases of tuberculosis were detected in the district and in 2008, 75 cases of tuberculosis were treated though TODS therapy. Contraceptive prevalence rate in district is: by any modern method; 4.7, by traditional method; 1 and by any method is 5.7.
There are eight civil dispensaries, one in the Harifal area and seven in the Sherani area. Three are run by PPHI; Their location is, Ibrahinkhail Harifal, Dag- Lawara, & Asthshai, while five are still being operated by D.H.O. they are located at, Mir Ali khail, Adil Abad, Nor warsak, skharyae kazha and Surlakai. Only four doctors, four pharmacists, and two L.H.V. are the total health staff for the entire district. There is no female doctor, no dentist, no nurse, and no midwife, in the whole of the district. There are 9,210 electricity connections in district. Total length of roads is 205 km. out of which, 85 km NHA and 120 km is farm to market road. The road density in Balochistan is 0.15 km per square kilometer, which is less than half the national average and the lowest among Pakistan’s four provinces, partly reflecting the sparse population located in a few areas. There is no public toilet, no park and no playground.
Sherani District is the home of two indigenous tribes, the Sherani and the Harifal. This district credited to be the cradle of the Afghan race. People are more religiously inclined, so Mullah is potent political force, and epitome of authority, notwithstanding its intrinsic political crevices. Life is still regulated from Mosque. Out of seventy-two squabbling sects; Deobandi Sunni Sect (orthodox Hanafi school of Islamic Jurisprudence) is all over predominant with Tablighi jamaat as their preacher. This religious organization is of inert conviction, a non-political wing of Deobandi school of thought, and counterfoil of ulema. Hardly a household is missing having not consumed some amount of time with this Jamat. They stress more on virtues of rituals and outwardly appearance to make like prophet. Majority are not literate enough, so unable to sift Arab culture from the true essence of the message of the Prophet.
Here religion is not seen as impersonal system of belief and practices, rather a matter of personal faith. Religious exploitation is organically linked with people and land.Religion is considered as a self-correcting principle preventing dispersion,and the cornerstone of socio-political equilibrium.
Notwithstanding feuds being endemic in shirani; even in the days gone by: murder for mere lust of blood is very rare. While crime rate in Harifal tribe is at the extreme lowest ebb.
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