Musakhel (Pashtun Tribe) - History

History

Pashtun tribes (also called ethnic Afghan), are divided into four supertribal confederacies: the Arbanee (Sarabani), Betanee (Baitani), Ghrghashta, and Karlanee (Krai, Kerlani). Balailzai come under the Gharghasht tribe. The sub-tribes of Balailzai(Panni) are Barozai, Zarkoon, Looni, Musakhail, Abdullahkhail, Habibzai, Marghazani, Dehpal, Mzari.The Naghar is a Pashtun tribes they are descended from Gharghasht, one of Qais Abdur Rashid sons. Originated from Afghanistan and then resettled in Karachi, Hyderabad,Quetta,Musakhail, Layyaha, Shahpur Chakar (Pakistan) and Islampur, Bagad, Karuli, Jai Pahari near Jhunjunu India.

Kakar, Pani(Balail Zai), Devi and Babi were real brothers. All tribes are present in Baluchistan and Afghanistan. The Naghar tribe were camel and horse breeders entered in India with Bahlol Lodi's army around 1451(chapter 9) and remained in glory as long as Lodi ruled . That's why the population of Lodi, Naghar and Pani is less as compared to other Afghan tribes in Baluchistan and Afghanistan. When Afghan Lodi was defeated by Mughals, the Naghar started selling horses/camels. Later on they settled in different places of India, like Gurani in District Rothak, Rajestan and Hyderabad. Naghar had six sons, their names were Ans, Trik, Parman, Abdul Rahman, Damsan and Saleh according to Pushtu historians. These tribes are present in Dist: Musakhail of Baluchistan in Pakistan and Afghanistan with mother tongue as Pushto. One can find these Afghan tribes in kho-e-sulaman too. Naghar are living in village name Kohi near Musakhail bazzar, in wazirstan and Afghanistan majority of migratory Afghan tribes known as Kochi are offspring of Naghar. According to some Naghar had 12 sons. In Musakhail Blochistan Naghar's are also known as Sheikh (in pushto sheikh means an honest and religious). One can find Ans Trik, damsan, Parman, Abdulrahman and Selha tribes in kochi's (Afghan tribes move with animals between Pakistan and Afghanistan) these tribes are on the names of Naghar's sons. These tribes are also present in Punjab province District Layyah of Pakistan in good number as Layyah is approximately 40 km aerial distance from Musakhail Blochistan.

An Australian camel belongs to this tribe. They purchased it from Musakhel. Still one can find a Naghar man with 40 camels in the Sulaman mountains near Musakhail. With the passage of time, the demand of animals is decreasing.

According to a glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North -West Volume 1 by H.A Rose, IBBETSON, Maclagon. Naghar a branch to Lodi Pathan dynasty whose name is said to have been given them on account of their rapacity, nahar means tiger. Raverty calls them Naghars and says they are ghorgasht Pathans.

Little is known about this Afghan tribe once they held all the hill country from Nigaha or Sakhi Sarwar pass in Dera Ghazi Khan to the south, comprising the southern part of the koh-i-siyah or Sulaiman Mountains where it turned to the west and is much mixed up with the lower ranges of the KOH-i- Surkh or red range.

At thr height of their prosperity the Naghars spread east and south in to the plains of Indus valley and they are said to have once held the tracts rounds Harrand, Siw Sitpur and kin kot near the river. As some of them are still found as hamsayas of the Kasi Khetrans and few among the Dumra Kakars, of all their tribes the Silanchis alone appear to have preserved their name.

As a dynasty the Naghars rose to power under the Islam khan, a kinsman of Bahlol Lodi, who had the charge of the southern part of the Multan province including Sit-pur now in Muzaffargarh. Kia in D.G Khan and Kashmore in Sind and all on right bank of river Indus.

He cut himself adrift from the Langah at Multan and set up an independent Government at Sit-Pur.But the mirrani Baloch soon came in to conflict with Naghar who had extended their dominion north ward from Sitpur over Harrand and Dajal but expelled from those tracts by Ghazi Khan in 1482.

Pannis originated from Afghanistan and then resettled in Karachi, Quetta, Musakhail, Dera Ismail Khan, Mardan, Peshawar, Kabul, Tank, Kohat. Panni's are also known as Pannai, Pani, Balailzai and Panezai. The Panezai is the biggest clan among Snatia, who live in Khanozai, Ziarat Rode Malazai, Gulistan, Ajram, Kandahar, Harnai and Quetta. The Tareen historically are the second largest tribe in Baluchistan.

They are an Allaiwal clan of Swati origin.

They were traditional enemies of the Khetrans and other Baluch tribes to the south of their country. In 1879 the Musa Khels and other Pathan tribes to the number of 5000 made a demonstration against Vihowa, but the town was reinforced and they dispersed. In 1884 they were punished, together with the Kakars, by the Zhob Valley Expedition. In the first decade of the twentieth century they numbered about 4670 fighting men.