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Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
The Saraikis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group inhabiting parts of central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily in the southern part of the Pakistani province of Punjab. [21] They are mainly found in Derajat , a cultural region of central Pakistan , located in the region where the provinces of Punjab , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , and Balochistan ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Tribes of Pakistan" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 ...
Akbar Khan – 1st Chief of General Staff of the Pakistan Army, played a key role in the liberation of Azad Kashmir during first Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948. Mian Hayaud Din – Chief of General Staff of the Pakistan Army. A. A. K. Niazi – Commander of Eastern Military High Command during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
Most Sindhi tribes, clans and surnames are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end with the suffix - ani, Ja/Jo, or Potra/Pota, which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the Sanskrit word 'ansh', which means 'descended from'.
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These Pathans trace their ancestry to Shaikh Sadruddin, a pious man of the Sherwani/Sarwani tribe of the Darband area of what is now the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. [3] Behlol Lodhi (1451–1517), the Afghan king who had most of the western parts of India under his control, desired to rule Delhi and on his way, he was caught in a ...
Amongst the Ghilji tribes of Pashtuns, an ancient tradition exists, the Sheen Khaal, which is regarded as a sign of beauty for women. [19] Sheen Khaal, being a tribal custom, are geometric blue markings which are marked on the chin, cheeks, mid-brow, and forehead of young Pashtun women.