The Hal are a gotra (clan) of Jats, found in Punjab, Pakistan.
The Hal were once the dominant Jat clan in Jhelum river valley, in what is now Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District.
In the 16th century the Lilla, a clan of Qureshi Arabs, invaded their lands, and exterminated the tribe, save a single pregnant woman. She gave birth to a boy, from whom the all the present tribe claims descent.[1] Most reside in Lilla Bhera village in Pind Dadan Khan. Like many others in region, a good many Hal have immigrated to Europe.