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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.
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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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Ethnic Punjabis are the native people of the area and are subdivided into many tribes and clans . [1] During the medieval era in Punjab, most of the tribes in northern Punjab converted to Islam and various Punjabi tribes, as well as foreign powers, fought for control over the region.
Asma Shirazi – Pakistani journalist and television anchor, known for her work in political journalism and interviewing prominent figures. Iftikhar Ahmad – Pakistani journalist and television anchor, known for his talk show focused on political and social issues. Wajahat Saeed Khan – Pakistani journalist, news anchor and defence analyst.
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 common ancestor of the Ahmadzai and Utmanzai is believed by them to be the eponymous W also ancestor to the Mahsud wazir tribe that has since taken a distinct and divergent path. Through Wazir, the tribes trace their origins to Karlani and thence to the founder of the Pashtun lineage, Qais Abdur Rashid. [5]