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The ethnic groups in Karachi includes all the ethnic groups in Pakistan. Main ethnic group " Muhajirs " are in simple majority in Karachi with 50.60% of its population while Pathans are in second with 13.52 and Sindhi are in third number with only 11.12% according to 2023 Pakistani census.
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 meet.
Lahore District had three tehsils, Chunian, Lahore and Qasur, all of which were Muslim majority (60.85%, 62.12%, and 57.19% Muslim respectively). While Chunian and Lahore Tehsils were entirely given to Pakistan, Qasur Tehsil was divided into two parts, which the larger part going to India. This was under the grounds of "protecting Amritsar city".
The Ravidasia Hindus/Ad-Dharmi and the Ramdasia Sikhs together constitute 34.93 per cent of East Punjab's total Scheduled Caste population and 11.15 per cent of Punjab Population. Ramdasia , Ad-Dharmi and Ravidassias are subgroups of the Chamar [ 70 ] and are traditionally linked to leather-related occupations.
Scheduled castes in Punjab, or Dalits in Punjab are the officially designated groups in Punjab state in India which are most disadvantaged due to the caste system. They were placed in the lowest ranks of the caste system , because of which they suffered and are still suffering from social, political, economic and personal discrimination.
Manzoor Colony (Urdu: منظور کالونی) is a neighborhood in Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan.It was previously administered as part of Jamshed Town, [1] which was disbanded in 2011.
Muhajir culture (Urdu: مہاجر ثقافت) is the culture of the various Muslims of different ethnicities who migrated mainly from North India (after the partition of British India and subsequent establishment of the Dominion of Pakistan) in 1947 & (after the partition of East Pakistan and West Pakistan) in 1971, generally to Karachi, the federal capital of Pakistan before 1960 and now the ...
In Punjab, Sikh militants had stepped up their attacks on law enforcement as well as civilians, including minority groups. The Punjab had now reached a state of emergency and Director General of Police, Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, responded by raising Mazhabi Sikhs as "Special Police Officers". This tactic was designed both for community protection ...