Dhund (tribe)

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Dhund is a tribe found in the Abbottabad and Rawalpindi District, as well as Mansehra, Haripur, Bagh, and Muzaffarabad districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan.[1] They mainly speak Punjabi or Pahari dialects, as well as Hindko.[2] The word Dhund was an honorary name given to one of their forefathers.[2][3] The Dhund tribe is divided into four sections: the Chandal, Gaiyal, Ratnial, and Andwal clans.[4]

Dhund
Religions Islam
LanguagesPunjabi (various dialects)
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab, Hazara, Azad Kashmir

References

See also

List of Punjabi Muslim tribes