Isa Khel (sub-tribe)

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Isakhel

Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
Pashto • Saraiki • Urdu • English
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Pashtuns • Niazi

Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the isa khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505.^[1] Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi son of Umar Khan Niazi, but a lot have shifted to bigger cities or different towns in pursuit of a better education and better opportunities.