Malik caste
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| Malik مَلِک | |
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| Punjabi tribe of Pashtun descent | |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Location | Punjab, Hazara, Azad Kashmir |
| Parent tribe | Kakazai |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Religion | Islam |
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Malik (Template:Lang-pnb) is a Punjabi Muslim tribe of Kakazai Pashtun descent, inhabiting parts of Punjab, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. They are descendants of the 18th-century Pashtun emigrants to the Punjab, originating from northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly of Dir and Malakand.[citation needed] They also, sometimes, refer to themselves as Malik Kakazai.
Despite Pashtun roots, they have been assimilated into the Punjabi society and tribal system. A significant number of Maliks reside in Sialkot, as well as Rawalpindi.
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