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The Scheduled Caste population in Pakistan is predominantly concentrated in the Sindh province and is considered to represent a substantial segment of the country's Hindu community. Although precise population figures vary due to differences in census data and demographic estimates, it is generally suggested that Scheduled Castes make up about ...
The hierarchy of caste and its role in politics and access to power and resources has created a society of patron-client relationships along caste lines. This eventually led to the practice of vote banking , where voters back only candidates that are in their caste, [ 12 ] or officials from which they expect to receive some kind of benefits.
Members of Qazi family (Urdu: خاندان قاضی), of Sindh in politics: Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (Qazi Abid), a four-time Federal Minister, Sindh Provincial Minister, and son of Qazi Abdul Qayyum; Fahmida Mirza, Speaker of the National Assembly, former Acting President of Pakistan, three-time Member of the National Assembly, and daughter of ...
Bhatti is a Punjabi and Sindhi caste of Jats and Rajputs. They are linked to the Bhatias and Bhuttos , all of whom claim to originate from the Hindu Bhati Rajputs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
[1] [2] They are a tribe of Jats and are considered a politically dominant caste in Sindh. [3] The historical tombs of the nobles of the Thaheem tribe martyred during a battle between Kalhoras and Durrani Afghans are situated in Garhi Yasin, Shikarpur District. They are locally called Bohi Quba.
Each broad caste level is a hierarchical order that is based on notions of purity, non-purity and impurity. It uses the concepts of defilement to limit contacts between caste categories and to preserve the purity of the upper castes. These caste categories have been exclusionary, endogamous and the social identity inherited. [85]
The poverty rate of SCs in Punjab was 15.6% in 2011–12, compared to the 8.2% for the whole state. The SC rate of 2011-12 declined from 38.2% in 1993–94, at the rate of 3.1%. Dalits comprise 62.3% of the total number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) in Punjab. [36]
The Idrisi Darzi are a Muslim community, found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. [1] Darzi means tailor in Urdu and Hindi. [2] They also have a diaspora in Europe. They now work in a range of occupations but their ancestors' usual work was with clothing and hand-printed textiles.