I belong to the tribe called KAKAKHEL'S. The people belonging to this tribe are settled mostly in the Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa Province of my country Pakistan.
The tribes, the generations of "KAKASAHIB" are called "KAKAKHEL". Both of these two words "Kakasahib" and "Kakakhel" are not very old, Kakasahib's real name was "Sheikh Sayed Kastheer Gul”, and was famous with the names of: "Sheikh ji sahib”, "Sheikh Rehamkar”, and "ziarhey-kaka" (due to his pale complexion as he was very weak for his practice of vigorous worships), people used to call him "kaka”, as the elder of village ...which became "kaka-sahib" and this name got more popularity then the former names, hence his kin’s and all other generations later on also got this name "kakakhel" (from kaka).
The name "kakakhel" was not very popular till the 12th century, but slowly and steadily it got its popularity in 13th century. The reason behind this fact is that till 12th century, the number of "kakakhels" was in a less amount, so less that it cannot be included as a definition of a tribe. When their population grew more and the sources of media also developed then slowly and steadily they were considered as a "tribe"...A tribe of pustoon nation with "Arab blood".
This tribe became so popular and active that it got a special place in politics and Government policies. The British Empire when began rule over Sub-Continent, they used the name of this tribe in their official documents and policies.
The Holy spirituality in Kakakhels carried on till 5 generations and they were very pious, loved worship, and practiced Islam authentically. Most of the kakakhels were so qualified, intellectual and respectable that mostly Pustoon tribes preferred to discuss and solve their problems, crises and tribal clashes by Kakakhels.
The general means of earning of Kakakhels is business, but they also like agriculture. Now they have accepted to work as Government officers also and they are serving in Civil and military service and all walks of life.
Kakakhels played a great role in Independence Movements for an independent country. A great number of Islamic Scholars with an expert knowledge about Shariah were Kakakhels. Still in this age there are many great Islamic Scholars among Kakakhels. Beside this there is a great number of Kakakhels as an Engineers, Doctors, Agricultural-specialists, Professors, Advocates, Barristers, and in many other fields like Art, literature, and military forces of Pakistan Kakakhels present their talents.
Kakakhels have served their mother language "Pastho" more than any other tribe in pustoon culture. They were also interested in Persian language about 70-80 years before but they had more passion for Pashtoo. In every age there is a writer or poet in "Pashtoo" literature from Kakakhels. In the beginning of 20th century all the writers of Kaka sahib formed a union called: "Milliah Rehamkaria”. This union benefited people with a big Library, which contained about 4000/ books, and all daily newspapers and weekly magazines. A pashtoo "dictionary" with 45,000/ words and proverbs, their translations and summary was also compiled and published by a famous Kakakhel writer," Mian Bahadur Shah Zafar".
Kakakhels are settled mostly in their own village, "ziarat Kakasahib”, but also spread throughout the country and in foreign lands. They live mostly in Nowshera; Peshawar, Mardan and Charsadda District and Islamabad etc .It is a great Blessing of God that wherever they live, they get a great respect and honor from people. Infact this is a reward from Allah to Hazrat Sheikh Rehamkar, Kakasahib that even after hundreds of years of his death still people among all their weaknesses and faults are respecting his generations. This is a common observation that among all Saadath (syed’s), from Pakistan and Afghanistan, Kakakhels are rewarded more respect and honor with the Grace of God.