Kharotakhel

The Kharota Khel is a Pathan tribe of Pakistan. The tribe is a sub-tribe of Niazi Tribe.[1] The tribesmen live in Deli Namdar, Tehsil Kalurkot, Bhakkar District, in the Punjab. The tribe is further a subtribe of the Sumeens, with land holdings in Bhakkar District.[2] They settled here after the Third Battle of Panipat (1761). They fought against the Sikhs at the 1821 siege of Mankera, with the Sadozai Nawab, of the area of Dera Ismail Khan.

References

  1. "Niazi Tribe". www.geni.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. "Bhakkar District". http://www.tititudorancea.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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