Tareen


The Tareen is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.

History

Much of the tribe continues to live in their native lands in the southern parts of Afghanistan and Pishin in Baluchistan, Pakistan. During the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan a group of Tareen/Tarin emigrated to the area which is now the Hazara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Tareen Chiefs resisted the Sikh occupation of Hazara region which resulted in their properties/ land being usurped by Sikh armies.

Branches (Clans)

According to Ni'mat Allah al-Harawi in History of the Afghans, Tareen had three sons namely: Tor, Spin and Awdal/Born Tareen/Abdali. Their descendants today have adopted the names above as tribal identities and are known as Tor Tareen, Spin Tareen and Bor Tareen. These three major clans are further divided into smaller unit.

Languages

The principal languages of Tareen are 'Tareeno' Wanetsi and Pashto. Tareen are bilingual in Persian and Pashto in Afghanistan.
Tareens who have settled away from Pishin have adopted the local languages.

Pakistan

In Pakistan, Tareens primarily live in Pishin, Dukki, Loralai, Quetta, Mastung, and Harnai districts of Balohchistan, while smaller populations are spread all over the province.
In Khyber Pukhtunkhwa the tribe has 'Tareen Vand' in Mardan while in Haripur the tribe resides in small number who claim to have been settled here since 1600s, after migrating mainly from Pishin and Kandahar. Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan who served a long tenure as the President of Pakistan was a Tareen from Rehana in Haripur.

Notable people of Tareen descent