The Kathia is a Muslim tribe of Pakistani Punjab.They are a branch of Panwar Rajputs.

Many leaders of Kathia tribe were main participants in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 led by Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal.

[2][3][4] Even today their main source of income depends on agricultural and cattle farming and are regarded as respectable Zamindars of their areas.

Ghulam Farid Kathia is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

[6] Muhammad Asif, son of Mr Zulfiqar Ali, was born on February 18, 1963, at Shorkot City and graduated in 1984 from University of the Punjab, Lahore.