History of District

Killa Saifullah (fort of Saifullah Khan) is a district in northwestern Balochistan province, Pakistan. It was established as a district in 1988 comprising two former administrative units of Zhob District: the Upper Zhob Sub-division and the sub-tehsil of Badinai, previously named Kashatoo and part of the subdistrict of Kakar Khurasan.

The population counted in the 1998 census was 194,000. The vast majority (99.2%) have Pashto as their first language.