Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Bhishti (Hindustani: भिश्ती بهِشتی) are a Muslim tribe or biradari found in North India Pakistan and the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as (Shaikh Abbasi) Dhund Abbasi and Saqqa and use Sheikh Abbasi or Dhund-Abbasi as a surname. In Maharashtra the tribe is often referred to as Pakhali. The Sheikh Abbasi are beloge Arab Tribe (Banu Abbas)The title character of Rudyard Kipling’s poem Gunga Din is a Bhisti.
