Luni, (

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...

: Loni-لونی), pronounced "Looni", is a village in the

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. ...

province of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. It is located about north of the city of

Sibi Sibi (Sindhi: سيوي ur, ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. Etymology The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu lad ...

Sibi District Sibi (Urdu and bal, ) ( Sindhi: سيوي) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.Loni Loni is a somewhat popular female name related to the given names Leonie, Lonna (or Lona) and Lonnie. It may refer to: People * Loni (Pashtun tribe), a branch of the Durrani tribe in Pakistan and Afghanistan ** Arman Loni (1983-2019), Pashtun ...

tribe of

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

s. The luni tribe migrated from Muqor Afghanistan to sibi( which was part of afghanistan ) in 1660s during the reign of mizri (panni pashtoon) chiefs of sibi , at the time they were led by Asad khan Luni. It consists of 6 subtribes namely- Badozai ,Nakezai , Sharkoon , Sakhezai , srawar and Azizkhel(sardarkhel family).The Azizkhel (sardarkhel) family consists of offsprings of Sardar Haji Aziz khan Luni . Luni tribe owns 4 pao of water from nari canal ststem. Luni chiefs were called sardars and also enjoyed the title “khan sahib” given by the British before partition. The population in 2011 was 1875 in 302 households. Lunis are well known for their education and they’re the most educated tribe of sibi division with highest literacy rate . The tribe and the village is currently led by Sardar Abdulaziz khan luni, a senior retired bureaucrat. Famous personalities of tribr include : Sardar haji Abdul Rasheed khan Luni (Retired secretary balochistan), Sardar haji abdul rehman Luni (veteran politician) Sardar Muhammad Usman khan Luni, Late Khan sahib sardar haji ahmed khan luni ( member of local british jirga)

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{{Sibi District Populated places in Sibi District