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Nisar khuhro addressing news conference in shikarpur


Khuhro (Sindhi: کھوڙو‎) is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan. Khuhros belong 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.

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The Khuhro tribe is found in ten villages of the Gambat taluk, Khairpur District, where until 2013 they were supporters of the PPP and PML-F political parties. In that year they were expected to change their support to Asad Khuhro, an independent election candidate from their own community who was also their tribal chief and a grandson of a former Pakistani Defence Minister, Muhammad Ayub Khuhro.

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
  • =)Rizwan Zaib Khuhro Politician (MQM Pakistan)

    References

    Khuhro Wikipedia