Visiting Musazai Shareef after 30 years

Visiting to my native town Musazai Shareef after 30 years

My dad is very found of traveling, when we were young, we used to travel across the country twice a year by road, in the summer and winter vacations.

We are 5 siblings in total, 4 sisters and one brother. I'm the eldest and brother is 13 years younger to me, in between there are 3 sisters.

Those were great days 🫠

Every year we used to visit our village too.

But after my marriage I never visited in 20 years, even after my divorce didn't get time to go there, but always wanted to, so last year December got an invitation from my father's cousin for his Son's wedding.

I made up my mind that I will definitely go. One of my aunts from Karachi was also planning, so we both made a plan together.

She flew from Karachi to Islamabad, rested for a day and then we traveled together by bus to Dera Ismail Khan.

Mussazai is a small town and a union council of Dera Ismail Khan in KPK.

It is located 65 km southwest of Dera Ismail Khan near Daraban.

Famous crops are barley, dates and lentils.

Musazai is named after most powerful of Miankhel tribes.

It is famous for Naqshbandiya Ahmadiya Saeediya monastery, which was founded by Khawaja Dost Mohammed Kandhari.

A part from Miankhel other tribes also lives there, like
-Kheshgi
-Akhundzadah
-Durrani Achakzai
-Faqir Sheikhs and
-Machhankhel Sheikh

We are from Machhankhel Sheikh tribe.

We need to dress modestly.

Because of so many guests came from different sides of country, house helps were busy making rotis (flat bread) day and night
100 parathas for breakfast, 100 rotis for lunch and more then 100 in the evening.

My great great grandfather, came from Afghanistan and settled his business in Iran and Pakistan, but my great grandfather decided to get settled in Musazai.

My family has a very versatile history, soon will share.