They may be descendants of settled local populations predating the Baloch migration. In the Khanate of Kalat from the 17th century and later, the community was the source of recruits for the state's bureaucracy.
These people might trace their origins to pre-existing local populations that existed before the Baloch migration. In the Khanate of Kalat from the 17th century and onward, this community supplied personnel for the state’s administrative roles.