Khuhro (Sindhi: کھڙو) is a Sindhi Sammat tribe in Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan. It belongs to the Abro clan of the Sammas. According to tradition the Khuhro settled in the fertile tract near the Indus River around the modern Larkana District and Khairpur District.[1]
The Khuhro tribe is found in approx thirty three villages (Larkana, Bheda (where UC general member Ishaq Gul Khuhro also lives), Satabo, Gambat (Actor Awais Khan and Yaseen khan khuhro), Sobhodero, Khuhra City, Faqeer mill, Ranipur, Bindi Motayo, baghe ja ban, Nandhi Bindi, Madd, Danghurae, Khohae, Gharae, Dosani, Mulae, Lorhae, Jado Wahan, Mehro wahan, Ambani, Motani/Muhammad Motial where Mr Tariq And Safiullah Khan Khuhro is still live, Munawarabad, Hajji Soof, Agra, Ghuhram Khuhro, Bahram khuhro, Muhammad jo wahan, Belharo, Khooh, Satabo, Lundae khuhra, Mulan ja Pidd, Saghiyoon, Badal, Kechhee of the Gambat taluk & Sobhodero Taluka, Khairpur District.[2][3]
Notable people
- Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, Pakistan Defence Minister and three times Chief Minister of Sindh
- Hamida Khuhro, a politician and academic; a daughter of Muhammad Ayub Khuhro
- Nisar Khuhro, former speaker Sindh assembly
References
- ^ Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (2019-05-09). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
- ^ "Khuhro likely to give Pti, PML-F tough time on PS-34". One Pakistan s/pakistan/196274-khuhro-likely-to-give-pti-pml-f-tough-time-on-ps-34.html. 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Chief of Khuhro tribe held after bail dismissal". Dawn. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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