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As I,Manzoor Alam Kolachi,being one of the Kolachi tribe, I have heard from my forefathers that Mai Kolachi, an old lady migrated with her family from Kulanch to the area presently known as Karachi.The old name of Karachi was Kolachi-jo-Goth which means Village of Kolachi. Kolachi tribe migrated to different places from Kulanch.On the invitation of Taj Muhammad Langah, the then Ruler of Multan, three families of Baloch tribes migrated to his area.Taj Muhammad Langah invited Baloch families to act as buffer between the people of Multan and Wazir Tribe of Pashtuns,who frequently tresspassed his area. Those who migrated along with their families were Haji Khan Mirlani who settled in the area presently known as Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab, Pakistan;Ismail Khan Hot who settled in the area presently known as Dear Ismail Khan in the N.W.F.P, Pakistan; and the third was Fateh Khan Kolachi who settled in area known as Dera Fateh Khan Kolachi which was inundated by River Indus with the passage of time. Kolachis had been ruling the area and Tehsil Kulachi,in N.W.F.P, Pakistan bears witness to their rule. Kolachi tribe while in their rule over the area had fights with Sikhs,the British forces, and with the Wazirs. After losing a fight with the Gandapur, a Wazir Tribe, they lost control over the area and dispersed into the lower lands of Dera Ghazi Khan. Later on, when a Baloch tribe of Talpurs from Tibi Talpur, Punjab, Pakistan took control over Sindh, many Baloch families including Kolachi families relocated to Sindh. Presently Kolachi tribe concentrates in Ghotki and Mirpur Mathelo in Sindh Pakistan. Few families live in Larkana, Khairpur,Karachi,and Sibi in Balochistan. Three Kolachi families have migrated to Canada and live in Windsor and Toronto, Ontario.

Dpv 21:33, 21 May 2006 (UTC)