Pashtuns, with around 450,000 in Pakistan alone. Descendants of Bangash are found in India as well but are rather than being referred to as Pashtuns, they are known as "Pathans". Instead of speaking Pashto, the Bangash Pathans of India speak either Hindi or Urdu. They are mostly found in Uttar Pradesh and mostly in the cities of Farrukhabad, Lucknow, and Gorakhpur. The descendants of the first Nawab of Farrukhabad, Muhammad Khan Bangash, have also been found in cities as far as Allahabad and Varanasi. Other Bangash descendants in India are also present in Bihar. There are around 30,000 descendants of Bangash in India but other researchers give estimates of around 70,000. Just like in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Bangash Pathans in India prefer to marry within their own tribe, or marry with other Pathans. Despite the Karrani dynasty and its rule in modern-day Bangladesh, there are very little number of descendants of Bangash in the country. This is because unlike in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the descendants of Bangash have mixed with the local population. The Bangash in Bangladesh are Muhajirs that migrated from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to East Pakistan. Culture The Bangash Pashtuns in Pakistan are very active socially and politically, and hold many government positions, both locally and federally. The most recent Bangash Pashtuns to hold a high position of power in the Pakistani Government is Kamran Khan Bangash and Shahzad Khan Bangash. Even the likes of Shahid Afridi, though not Bangash himself, is very close with many Bangash Pashtuns in Kohat and with the help of the local population, the Shahid Afridi Foundation was able to open a hospital in Kohat's Tangi Banda village. The Bangash also play a huge role in the arts, especially in music. Well known Bangash musicians include Musharaf Bangash, Zeb Bangash, and Usman Bangash. Saifullah Bangash is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Sindh cricket team and Karachi Kings. In India, Salman Khurshid is believed to be a descendant of the Bangash Nawabs of Farrukhabad from his father. Khurshid was previously the Minister of External Affairs of India. References Karlani Pashtun tribes Social groups of Pakistan Pashto-language surnames Pakistani names