Panni or Parni refers to a Pashtun tribe in

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and Pakistan Most of them are settled in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, such as Southern border of

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, Badghis, Faryab, Ghor,

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, Musakhail,

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, Mardan,

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, Haripur, Abbottabad,

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, Zhob all the way to Bangladesh. while there are some communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and other Western countries. They were, at one point in time ruler of Bahlol Lodi or

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they had main rule over darbar. After ending of Lodi dynasty, they scattered and migrated to various parts of the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. Some Pannis/Parnis have also migrated to

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. However, most of them are settled in

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. The Zamindars of Karatia in

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are of Panni/Parni descent. The famous sub tribes of Parni are Barozai, Marghazani, Safi, Jadoon, Dehpal and Mizri

Subtribes

* Barozai * Safi * jadoon

References

{{Pashtun tribes *The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires Gharghashti Pashtun tribes Pashto-language surnames Pakistani names