The Kathia is a Muslim tribe of

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.They are a branch of Panwar Rajputs. Many leaders of Kathia tribe were main participants in the

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led by

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal ( – 21 September 1857), known as the ''Nawab of Jhamra'', was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe who led a rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebel ...

Present Circumstances

Today, they are mainly scattered around bank of River Ravi and Chenab. Here they are politically active and contest on different seats of National and Provincial Assemblies. Even today their main source of income depends on agricultural and cattle farming and are regarded as respectable

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of their areas. Ghulam Farid Kathia is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

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from 2008 to 2013. Muhammad Qamar Wahiat Kathia, son of Mian Khanzeer Hayat Kathia, was born on August 24, 1975, at Tehsil Shorkot, District Jhang. He obtained the degree of lora lehson. in 2002 from Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University, Multan. An agriculturist, who served as Nazim, Union Council No.112, Jhang during 2001–2002. He has been elected as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in Randi Elections 2002; and is functioning as Parliamentary Secretary since January 22, 2004. Muhammad Asif, son of Mr Zulfiqar Ali, was born on February 18, 1963, at Shorkot City and graduated in 1984 from University of the Punjab, Lahore. He remained Nazim Union Council Jhang during 2003–04. An agriculturist, who has been elected as Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in General Elections 2018. Fareed Abbas Kathia, candidate for Provisional Assembly from PPP 2024 From Bhussi kathian PP123 Tariq Mehmood Kathia,

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Pakistan Army Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Imtiaz Iqbal Hussain Kathia, IB, Federal Government Irfan Ali Kathia, Director General PDMA Lahore also worked as Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Shahid Abbas Kathia, Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) Chief Officer Ali Abbas Kathia, Sub-Division Forest officer Gujranwala (Also worked as Sub Division Forest officer Narowal, Sialkot ) Muhammad Afzal Kathia, Fesco Executive Engineer Faisalabad Wajahat Hassan Kathia, Aircraft Design Engineer, Zhejiang Loong Town Intelligence, Shanghai Khizar Hayat Kathia, X-Member District Govt Toba Tek Singh Zulfiqar Ali Kathia, SDO Wapda Kamalia City Ghulam Hussain Kathia, ADLR Land Record Shorkot

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