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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.
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 ...
When Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh the descendants of raja Jambu Lochan moved to Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar, and other areas.It is said that they were in fact four brothers who moved from Kashmir to these areas (today these areas are Rawalpindi (Naizian, Sagri, Pagh, Sahang, Mastala, Adhi, Chak rajgan, Natha Chatar, Daultala, Nata, Dhokabdal, Mora Nori(karsal - doke rajganetc.)
The caste system consists of two different concepts, varna and jati, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system. The caste system as it exists today is thought to be the result of developments during the collapse of the Mughal era and the rise of the British colonial government in India.
Barādarī, or Birādrī or Biraderi (Urdu: برادری), means Brotherhood and originates from the Persian word برادر Baradar, meaning "Brother".In Pakistan and India, it is used to denote a number of clans among South Asian Muslims.
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]
Khar has been married eight times. [11] One of Khar's marriages was to Tehmina Durrani, a Pakistani women's rights activist and author.Her first book, My Feudal Lord, released by Vanguard Books of Lahore in June 1991, caused controversy in Pakistan's society by describing her abusive and traumatic marriage to Ghulam Mustafa Khar.
Makhdoom Yahya Maneri (1263 - 1379 AD) – a mystic who lived in Bihar Sharif; Makhdoom Shah Daulat Maneri Sufi Saint, Descendant of Makhdoom Yahya Maneri; Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht (1308- 1384 AD) - a world-traveling Sufi Saint who was spiritual master of king Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Ashraf Jahangir Simnani and 80 makhdooms of his time.