Rokhri
Encyclopedia
Rokhri is a town and union council
of Mianwali District
, in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. It is located at 32°39'25N 71°30'37E
The Pashtun tribe of Niazi
is in the majority in this town. The town is famous for being the ancestral village of Khan Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri.
The Niazis who reside in Rokhri consist of the following clans:
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
of Mianwali District
Mianwali District
Mianwali is a district in the northwest of Punjab province, Pakistan. It borders eight districts: Attock District in the north, Chakwal District in the northeast, Khushab District in the east, and Bhakkar District in the south, while Lakki Marwat lies to the west, Kohat and Karak districts to the...
, in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province 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...
. It is located at 32°39'25N 71°30'37E
The Pashtun tribe of Niazi
Niazi
The Niazi are a tribe of Ghilzai Pashtun people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey. The name Niazi is derived from Niazai, like the other forms of Pashtun tribes, such as Yusufzai and Orakzai...
is in the majority in this town. The town is famous for being the ancestral village of Khan Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri.
The Niazis who reside in Rokhri consist of the following clans:
- Khalil Khel/Sher Khel
- Samand Khel
- Kotane Khel
- Jhangir KhellJhangir KhellJhangir Khel clan is a Niazi tribe mainly living in north of village Rokhri, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. Some are residing at Rokhri and some have migrated to other parts of Pakistan ....
- Kala Khel
- Hati Khel
- Malook KhelMalook KhelMalook Khel clan is a tribe mainly living in north west of village Rokhri, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. Some are residing at Rokhri mehra on the way to Tari Khel and one branch is living in Tari Khel village famous with new cast "Akbar-e-Khel"....
- Sune Khel
- Saido Khel
- Momak zai