Quetta
Quetta formerly known as Shalkot is the provincial capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is also the 10th largest city in Pakistan.It is known as the fruit basket of Pakistan producing plums, peaches, pomegranates, apricots, apples, melons, cherries, pistachios and almonds. Saffron grows very well on mountains around 5000 high and is cultivated on a commercial scale. The yellow and red varieties of tulip grow wild around Quetta.Quetta was a part of Afghanistan but in 19th century it was made part of British Raj. Quetta mainly comprises of Pashtun, It also have Baloch, Hazaras, Punjabi and other Minority Groups. Pashto is the language spoken by majority of Quetta residents.
