Bolan district well known as Kachhi is in the centre of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The Bolan region stayed under one district Kachhi until 31 December 1991. The Deputy Commissioner’s office started working on 17 May 1992. The Bolan Pass is a mountain pass through the Toba Kakar Range of Balochistan province of Pakistan, 75 miles from the Afghanistan border. Tactically located, merchants, at
tackers, and roaming tribes have also used it as a doorway to and from the South Asia. The Bolan Pass is a significant pass on the Baluch frontier, linking Jacobabad and Sibi with Quetta, which has always taken a significant position in the history of British campaigns in Afghanistan. The Bolān Pass is a mountain pass through the Toba Kakar Range of Balochistan province in western Pakistan, 120 kilometers from the Afghanistan border. Strategically located, traders, invaders, and nomadic tribes have also used it as a gateway to and from South Asia.[1] The Bolān Pass is an important pass on the Baluch frontier, connecting Jacobabad and Sibi with Quetta which has always occupied an important place in the history of British campaigns in Afghanistan. Traditionally, the Brahui of the Baluchi ethnic group are in charge of the law and order situation through the Pass area. This tribe is still living in present day Balochistan in Pakistan, and they still preserve their Dravidian Language. In 1837, threatened by a possible Russian invasion of South Asia via the Khyber and Bolān Passes, a British envoy was sent to Kabul to gain support of the Emir, Dost Mohammed. In February 1839, the British Army under Sir John Keane took 12,000 men through the Bolān Pass and entered Kandahar, which the Afghan Princes had abandoned; from there they would go on to attack and overthrow Ghazni. In 1883, Sir Robert Groves Sandeman negotiated with the Khan of Kalat, Khudadad Khan, and secured British control over the pass in exchange for an annual fee.[
