Khuhro ( sd, کھڙو) is a
Sindhi
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*something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan
* Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region
* Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
People with the name
* Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012 ...
tribe in
Sindh
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and
Balochistan
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,
Pakistan
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. 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
Larkana District (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 Bulls cricket te ...
and
Khairpur District.
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, 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
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, 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# ...
taluk
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& Sobhodero Taluka, Khairpur District.
Notable people
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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 Pro ...
, 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 ...
*
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, former speaker Sindh assembly
References
Sindhi tribes
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