The Chamkani ( ps, څمکني ''tsamkanī''), also transliterated as Tsamkani or Samkani. In Paktia or Tribal dialect Chamkani is transliterated as Tsekmani or Sekmani, is a Pashtun tribe 4th son of Ghoryakhel confederation. They are mainly based in Tsamkani District,

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, but can also be found in

Kurram District Kurram District ( ps, کرم ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.The name Kurram comes from the river Kuramá ( ps, کورمه) in Pashto which itself derives from the Sanskrit name K ...

, which is called para Chamkani, and the Chamkani neighborhood of

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. They took part in the frontier battles 1897, and during the Tirah campaign of that year a brigade under General Gaselee was sent to punish them. Notable members of the Chamkani include Shoukat Aziz, a Pakistani human rights activist.

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Sarbani Pashtun tribes Ethnic groups in Paktia Province Social groups of Pakistan {{Pakistan-ethno-stub

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