Banuchi

The Bannuzai (Shitak/ Shitakzai) (Pashto: بنوڅي) or Banusi, Banuchi, Banisi originally Shitak Afghans. are a prominant Pashtun tribe which has the reputation of being one of the most warlike amongst the Afghan or Pashtun people. They inhabit Bannu,North Waziristan,Dera Ismail Khan and Kurram valley of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, with some members settled in Khost,Paktika,Paktia and Injil of Herat Afghanistan. Shitak was the name of their ancestor. Therefore, according to Afghan/Pashtun traditions, his descendants were called Shitak or Shitakzai, Zai means "son" in Pashto. However, it is more famous by its nicknames like Banuchi or Banusi and these people call themselves Banisi. These titles belonged to this tribe in relation to this region.The words Bannuzai, Banuchi, Banusi and Banisi is strickly used for these people because as they conquered Bannu they interchanged the word Bannu for their tribe i.e Shitak (Kevi & Surani) from there they were more famously known as Bannuzais, Banuchi etc.