Background: Karlal Shah was the founding father of Karlal. He believed to be migrated from South Afghanistan to Indian subcontinent. Karlals claim their ancestry back to Alexander The Great. Hapolgroups observed in the Karlal tribe during the study were haplotypes H (European) 25%, N (Asian) 24%, and N1 (Eurasian) 21%.
GENETIC ANALYSES OF THE MAJOR TRIBES OF ABBOTTABAD AND MANSEHRA DISTRICTS THROUGH DENTAL MORPHOLOGY AND DNA ANALYSES