Khushk
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The Khushk, Khushak, Khushik, Khushuk, Kushak, Kushk or Kushuk is a Baloch tribe
located in Sindh
, Baluchistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan
. The people of this tribe mostly speak Seraiki
, Balochi
and Sindhi
as their first language, even a small number of group speaks Brahui
.
and are descendants of Mir Chakar Khan Rind and named after his grandson Mir Khushal Khan. Due to vast migration of Rind
tribe from Baluchistan to Punjab this tribe also left their homeland and migrated to various parts of Pakistan.
But according to some authors this tribe was named after Khushak or Kushk located in Makran, Baluchistan and are descendant of Hooth
they often used to go to Sindh
and Southern Punjab for trade.
i.e. Ghotki, Thatta, Dadu, Jamshoro, Karachi, Kandiaro, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Matiari and Hyderabad.
In Baluchistan they are found in Sibi, Usta Muhammad, Turbat, Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi and Mand.
They are also located in southern districts of Punjab i.e. D.G. Khan, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffarghar and Khanpur .
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
located in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Baluchistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The people of this tribe mostly speak Seraiki
Saraiki language
Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
, Balochi
Balochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...
and Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
as their first language, even a small number of group speaks Brahui
Brahui
The name Brahui may refer to:*The Brahui language*The Brahui people...
.
History
The tribe is a sub-clan of RindRind (tribe)
Rind are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
and are descendants of Mir Chakar Khan Rind and named after his grandson Mir Khushal Khan. Due to vast migration of Rind
Rind (tribe)
Rind are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
tribe from Baluchistan to Punjab this tribe also left their homeland and migrated to various parts of Pakistan.
But according to some authors this tribe was named after Khushak or Kushk located in Makran, Baluchistan and are descendant of Hooth
Hooth
The Hooth are a Baloch tribe of Iran and Pakistan. They are mainly settled in areas of Pakistan including Turbat, Gwadar, Tump, Zhob and Dasht.There are Khosa, Kalmati, Khushk, Chandio from Hooth....
they often used to go to Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
and Southern Punjab for trade.
Distribution
Mostly the people of this tribe are settled in various districts of SindhSindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
i.e. Ghotki, Thatta, Dadu, Jamshoro, Karachi, Kandiaro, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Matiari and Hyderabad.
In Baluchistan they are found in Sibi, Usta Muhammad, Turbat, Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi and Mand.
They are also located in southern districts of Punjab i.e. D.G. Khan, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffarghar and Khanpur .