Garhi Yasin

Garhi Yasin (Urdu: گڑھی ياسين‎), Sindhi ڳڙهي ياسين is a town and taluka of Shikarpur District, Sindh, Pakistan.

One of the four talukas (sub-districts) of Shikarpur, Garhi Yasin is of great political and historical significance to Pakistan. On 1 June 1977 the old Shikarpur subdivision, consisting of the two talukas of Shikarpur and Garhiyasin, was separated from Sukkur District, and a new District Shikarpur was created and attached to Larkana Division.

Garhi Yasin is a town located in the north of Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second largest town of the district Shikarpur, having population of more than 14,000. Garhi Yasin is situated on the right bank of River Indus. Garhi Yasin region has always been an important because of proximity with the Shikarpur, a place that commanded the trade route through the Bolan Pass, and its merchants had dealings with many towns in Central Asia.

Garhi Yasin taluka comprises two main towns Dakhan,Madeji and some main villages Haji Rohelo Khan Jaffri, Bado and Jado khan Kalhoro which has produced number of bureaucrats, besides Garhi Yasin town itself. Garhi Yasin taluka has produced some marginally well known politicians such as Durranis, Kamarios and Jaffri's though none of them have been of national repute or importance. Its claim to fame is mostly because of the brilliance of the Isani family of Bado, and Muqdum family of Jaffri Balolh which is renowned for its accomplishments in education and has produced some remarkable public servants, both before and after partition.

The town is named after its founder Yasin Khan Pathan. Sindhi is the common language of the people in this region. The population of the town is, mainly,(Mangi) Kalhora, Mughal, Seelro Jaffri, Pathan, Memon, Hindu, Soomra, Shaikh, khakhrani, Syed, Mirani, Qazi, Bhutta, Jamali, Abra, Channa, Unar, Lashari, Bhatti, Dinari, Mahar, Kakepota, Brohi, Jakhro, Arain, Mangi, Awan, Sabahya, and Bhayo Tribe a powerfull tribe in Shikarpur . Beside a large number of Punjabis and Muhajirs also reside in the town. After the independence from British India, Many Hindu and Sikh clans migrated to India. There also Hindus settled in Garhi Yasin. The people live here without any discrimination of tribsl, color, language and religion.