It is distributed mainly in the Attock, Chakwal, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Mianwali and Sargodha Districts of the Province of Punjab in eastern-central Pakistan.

[5]: 242  As trade and communication between these areas increased, it was recognised that there was little significant difference between the three, and they were consolidated into a single breed, the Dhanni.

[3]: 169  A government livestock farm – now the Barani Livestock Production Research Institute – was established for the cattle in 1962 by the West Pakistan Agriculture Development Corporation at Kherimurat in Attock District;[6]: 55  a herd of about 150 head is kept there.

[6]: 90 In 2006 a total population of just under 1.5 million head was reported,[2] and in 2007 the conservation status of the breed was listed by the FAO as "not at risk".

It is characterized with a straight back bearing a big hump, a small face, and short-alerted ears.