Khuhro ( sd, کھڙو) is a Sindhi tribe in

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

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Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

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. Khuhros belong to the

Abro Abro, or Abra, is a clan descended from Jams of Samma dynasty migrated from Abdasa area of Kutch in 1314 AD and are settled in southern Sindh to the northern Sindh, and Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as B ...

clan of the Sammas. According to tradition the Khuhro settled in the fertile tract near the Indus River around the modern

Larkana District Larkana District (Sindhi language, Sindhi: ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو; ur, ) is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan. Its main city is Larkana on the banks of the Indus River. It is home district the of influential Bhutto family. The Larkana B ...

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Khairpur District Khairpur District ( sd, خيرپور ضلعو, ur, ) is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh in Sukkur Division. At the 2017 census, it was the fifth most populated district in the province after four districts of Karachi city, with ...

. The Khuhro tribe is found in approx thirty three villages (Larkana, Beda, Satabo, Gambat (Actor Awais Khan Official and Yaseen khan khuhro also belongs to Gambat), Sobhodero, Khuhra City, Faqeer mill, Ranipur, Bindi Motayo, baghe ja ban, Nandhi Bindi, Madd, Danghurae, Khohae, Gharae, Dosani, Mulae, Lorhae,

Jado Wahan Jado Wahan ( ur, جادو واهن) ( sd, جادو واهڻ) is the Union Council of Taluka Gambat District, Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an agricultural zone. It is linked with talka headquarter city Gambat with Gambat-Agra road ...

, Mehro wahan, Ambani, Motani/Muhammad Motial where Mr Tariq And Safiullah Khan Khuhro is still alive, Munawarabad, Hajji Soof, Agra, Ghuhram khuhro, Bahram khuhro, Muhammad jo wahan, Belharo, Khooh, Satabo, Lundae khuhra, Mulan ja Pidd, Dilawar khuhro Gouth Rj Sidra muskan of Jeay Larkana FM 88.8 also belongs to this village, Saghiyoon, Badal, Kechhee of the

Gambat ur, , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = The Famous tomb Of Hazrat Pir Syed Muhammad Shah Jillani Baghdadi Gambat.jpg , image_caption = Tomb of Muhammad Shah Jillani Baghdadi , pushpin_map = Sindh#P ...

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

& Sobhodero Taluka, Khairpur District.

Notable people

Muhammad Ayub Khuhro Muhammad Ayub Khuhro () (14 August 1901 – 1980) was a Pakistani politician who served as the Chief Minister of Sindh for three terms, and as the Defence Minister in the Feroz Khan Noon Ministry. In 1946, Khuhro was elected by the Sindh P ...

, Pakistan Defence Minister and three times

Chief Minister of Sindh Chief Minister of Sindh (, ur, —), is the elected head of government of Sindh. Syed Murad Ali Shah is a PPP politician and the current Chief Minister of Sindh. The Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief S ...

Hamida Khuhro Hamida Khuhro (August 13, 1936 – February 12, 2017) was a Pakistani politician and historian who twice served as Sindh's Minister for Education and also served as a professor of history at the University of Sindh. Early life and education K ...

, a politician and academic; a daughter of Muhammad Ayub Khuhro *

Nisar Khuhro Senator Nisar Ahmad Khuhro ( ur, نثار احمد کھوڑو) is a Pakistani Sindhi politician who has been the member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2022. He is also the President of Pakistan Peoples Party's Sindh chapter. Early life ...

, former speaker Sindh assembly

References

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