Location

Before its merger in Pakistan, Lasbela District was a state ruled by the Jam family of Jamote Tribe. It was notified as District on 30th June1954. The District derived its name from LAS signifying a plain and Bela means jungle, also a principal town at that time. Uthal is the present District headquarters. The District is situated on the southern coast of Balochistan. It is bounded, on the north by Khuzdar District, on the east by Dadu, Malir and Karachi, on the south by the Arabian Sea and on the west by Gwadar and Awaran Districts.