Haji Khel is a

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clans of

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s "A Dictionary of the Pathan Tribes on the North-west Frontier of India"
pg. 73 and

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s. In Sarban clan, they are a tribe or sub-caste of

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, Haroonzai,

settled in

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, Pishin,

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. Hajikhel are culturally and linguistically

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and they are known as "Khannan" by other Pashtun tribes which means "ruler" and that is why most of them use sur-name of "Khan's".

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