MUSA KHEL  , a

Pathan tribe on the Dera Ghazi Khan border of the Punjab province of India . They are of Kakar origin, numbering 4670 fighting men . They enter British territory by the Vihowa Pass, and carry on an extensive trade, but are not dependent on India for the necessaries of life . They are a peaceful and united race, and have been friendly to the British, but at enmity with the Khetrans and the Baluch tribes to the south of their country . In 1879 the Musa Khels and other Pathan tribes to the number of 5000 made a demonstration against Vihowa, but the town was reinforced and they dispersed . In 1884 they were punished, together with the Kakars, by the Zhob Valley Expedition .