History of Shahdadkot: June 2018

Shahdadkot (Sindhi: شھدادڪوٽ‎; Urdu: شہدادکوٹ‬‎) is the most populated and largest town of Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh, Pakistan. Postal Code: 77300. It is located around 44 kilometres northwest of Larkana and 32 kilometers north of Kambar. It is situated near Sindh Balochistan border. Shahdadkot town population is about 400,000. It is also famous due to tomb of great Sofi Hazrat Mian Ghulam Siddique Mekan. The town has several government and private educational institutions including Govt Degree college, Government Girls College, 2 Govt. High Schools for boys and one for girls and several primary schools etc. It is the sub divisional headquarters, having four courts of law including the Court of Additional District & Sessions Judge. Kotoo Motoo chowk is the center of the town which was named due to toy shop of two persons of Hindu community late Kotoo Mal and late Motoo Mal. Most of the land around Shahdadkot was belonging to khuhawar community. Khuhawar tribe is known for its generous contributions for the town, having the highest land holding by any tribe, donated plots for development of the town such as for library, graveyard, public schools, SGS gas office, stadium etc. Late Khan Bahadur Pir Bux and his son Sardar Muhammad Bux khuhawar have remained notable donors.

Town is politically stronghold of Pakistan People's Party since 1970. Nadir Khan Magsi is elected Member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh in General Elections of 2013 from PS-42 KAMBAR SHAHDADKOT-III(OLD LARKANA-VIII)^[1], and Ms Faryal Talpur is elected Member of National Assembly from Constituency NA-207. The town was also the constituency of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto. Sultan Ahmed Khuhawar was also M.P.A. elected in General Elections of 2002.