Hafiz Khel

Hafiz Khel is a sub-tribe of Gandapur tribe. About 80-85% are now migrated to Dera Ismail Khan and Tank Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and Zhob province of Baluchistan.

Language

They are bilingual. Members living in Zhob and Tank speak Pashto. However, those Living in Dera Ismail Khan and Kulachi have not retained their ancestral language and mostly speak the Derawali form of Saraiki dialect which is influenced by Pashto and Seraiki. Like other Pashtun tribes,they generally observe a pre-Islamic honor code formally known as Pashtunwali.

Hafiz Khel is a sub-tribe of Gandapur tribe. About 80-85% are migrated to Dera Ismail Khan,Tank,charsaddah and nowshera district of (nowshera kalan) Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and Zhob province of Baluchistan.

Language

They are bilingual. Members living in Zhob,Tank,charsaddah and nowshera speak Pashto. However, those Living in Dera Ismail Khan and Kulachi have not retained their ancestral language and mostly speak the Derawali form of Saraiki dialect which is influenced by Pashto and Seraiki.The hafiz khel Like other Pashtun tribes,they generally observe a pre-Islamic honor code formally known as Pashtunwali.

Pashtun tribes

Bettani

Ghilji	Ahmadzai Akakhel Alikhel Andar Chamkani Gulwal Hotak Ibrahimkhel Ibrahimzai Jabbarkhel Jahangirkhel Kharoti Malukkhel Nasar Nasher Sulaimankhel Tarakai Tokhi Toran

Swati	Allaiwal Barkhani Beror Deshiwal Khawajgan Khazani Kuchelai Madda Khel Malkals Naror Samkori Sana Khel Sherkhani Sumla Khel Tikriwal Warozai

Other	Lodi Lohani Sarwani Sur Tokhi

Ghurghakhti

Gandapur	Hafiz Khel Ibrahim Zai Nattu Zai Yaqubzai

Other	Babai Bazai Davi Ghurghakhti Jadun Jalalzai Kakar Khudiadadzai Ludin Mirdadzai Musakhel Naghar

Karlani

Sarbani

Durrani	Achakzai Alakozai Badozai Barakzai Barech Habibzai Hanbhi Ishakzai Khalil Kiral Loni Nawabi Panjpai Popalzai Sadozai Wazirzada Zirak

Yusufzai	Aba Khel Ado Khel Akazai Balar Khel Chagharzai Hassani Khel Hassanzai Kamalzai Khadarzai Mada Khel Mahabat Khel Niamat Khel Ranizai Tahir Khel Tor Ghar

Other	Babar Ghoryakhel Halimzai Kakazai Kheshgi Mamund Mandanr Mohammadzai Mohmand Mulagori Salarzai Shilmani Shinwari Shirani Storyani Tareen Tarkani Wur

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