KAKAR

kakar, a pathan tribe on the zhob valley frontier of baluchistan. the kakars inhabit the back of the suliman mountains between quetta and the gomal river; they are a very ancient race, and it is probable that they were in possession of these slopes long before the advent of afghan or arab. they are divided into many distinct tribes who have no connexion beyond the common name of kakar. not only is there no chief of the kakars, or general _jirgah_ (or council) of the whole tribe, but in most cases there are no recognized heads of the different clans. in 1901 they numbered 105,444. during the second afghan war the kakars caused some annoyance on the british line of communications; and the kakars inhabiting the zhob valley were punished by the zhob valley expedition of 1884.