Miani (Pashtun tribe)
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto, Urdu, Dari | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Pashtun tribes, other Iranian peoples |
Miani (Pashto: Mianrhi) is a pashtun tribe, who are the descendants of Saraban, the son of Qais Abdur Raseed. Now they mainly inhabit the Gomal plains of Pakistan in the Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was formerly North-West Frontier Province. Major portion of the tribe also reside in Dera Ismael Khan ( kokar, Mandhran, Pusha Pull, Baloch Wanda etc ) Panjab ( Riaz Abad, Muzaffar gharh, Jhang etc) and Balochistan ( Harnai)and
Historically Mianis have been migratory (kochi)Tribe migrating between the Derajat Pakistan and Afghanistan though historical Gomal Pass. Many of them settled in the Gomal plains by 1850.