Hanbhi

Hanbhi (Urdu: ہانبھی ‎) is an Alizai tribe of Kakars Pashtuns origin.

Demographics

Its main divisions are Adinzai, Sabdozai, Masuzai, Blochani,Ilyasani,Muradani, Salarzai, Loharzai, Sonezai and Hadezai. Languages are Pashto, Saraiki and Sindhi. People of this tribe are settled in all provinces of Pakistan; as, Rajanpur (Punjab); Jacobabad, Larkana, Ranipur (Sindh); Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; Quetta, Sibi, Bolan, Naseerabad, jafarabad, Pishin, Loralai and Harnai (Balochistan). Hanbhis can also be found in Afghanistan.

History

The Hanbhi came from Taxila in the 19th century and settled in Balochistan. Those days the Hanbhi tribe was poor and they used to work as labourers.

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