Kheshgi


The Kheshgi or Kheshki is a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Location

Even in the 19th-century during the British administration of India, Kheshgi tribesmen were found in Kasur district scattered about the region and they call Kasuri Pathan. A more recent article also states that over the past few hundred years they have dispersed throughout South Asia, including the following places:
Several British accounts state that the Kheshgi residing in Kasur hold pigeons in high esteem, for according to some Muslims they are a "Sayyid among birds", and killing them is hence forbidden.

Notable Kheshgis

• President Zakir Husain
• Sher Ali Khan
• Senain Kheshgi