Palay Khan (Pashto: پالے خان, 1888-1951), also referred to as Palay Shah, was an ethnic Pashtun from the Khosti tribe in zhob, a freedom fighter, and commander of the group that fought against the British Raj in 1930 in Baluchistan (a Commissionerate Province). Khosti was living in Zhob when he died on January 1, 1951. Palay Khan never accepted an agreement between his group and the British Raj, against some compensation in favor of the earlier. The British promised him that they would agree to the Tribal Laws as the Constitution and Laws for his land.

Palay Khan in Dramas and Films.

Quetta, center of PTV, produced the drama series Palay Shah as a tribute to his involvement in the freedom movement. The series had 13 episodes. It was directed and produced by Sajjad Ahmad. 75% of the drama was shot at original locations in Balochistan. Palay was played by Jamal Shah, and Palay's brother Katey Khan ,was ,portrayed by Hayatullah Khan Durrani. Bollywood made a movie Palay Khan, directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by Shakti Samanta.

Palay Khan in a Novel

A novel has been written on the life of Palay Khan in Urdu.

References

https://kitaabghar.org/bookbase/gulshannanda/PalayKhanNovel.php