Dhund (tribe)
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The Dhund Abbasi is a Punjabi tribe in Pakistan. Its members are mainly found in parts of Punjab province, and the region of Azad Kashmir.[1] The tribe speaks the Pahari dialect of Pahari-Potwari, as well as Pashto and Hindko. The tribe considers Sardar Akbar Gahi Khan, also known as Sardar Zarab Khan Abbassi, as its forefather. The tribe gets is name Dhund from the honorary title given to Shah Wali Khan (also known as Dhund Khan) by Bahauddin Zakariya.
References
- ^ Abbasi, Obaid Ur Rehman (22 March 2015). "'Mera gaon', Nagri Totial". Dawn. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
It is also in this valley that much of the famous Dhoond tribe of the Abassi family resides; the majority of the Abassis are descendants of the late Great Sardar Totta Khan and late Sardar Dehmat Khan, chieftains of the Dhoond tribe...