Pathans of Sindh
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Shikarpur•Larkana•Kandhkot•Sukkur•Dadu•Karachi•Ghotki, Sindh | |
| Languages | |
| Sindhi • Urdu • Pashto | |
| Religion | |
 Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pashtuns • Pathans of Punjab • Rohilla • Pathans of Gujarat • Pathans of Rajasthan • Pathans of Uttar Pradesh • Pathans of Bihar • Pathans of India |
Sindhi Pathan (Sindhi: پٺاڻ) or Pathans in Sindh are the name of ancestral Pashtun communities living in Sindh for centuries that have adopted the norms and culture of Sindh.
Many bear the tribes Naghar, Agha, and Kakar. The vast majority of Sindhi Pathans originate from Quetta and southern Afghanistan, and a few come from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Shikarpur, New Zarkhail, Pir Bux Wandh, Garhi Yasin, and Sultan Kot Shahpur Chakar, whereas others live in other urban, sub-urban, and rural areas of Sindh. The tribes most commonly found in the Sindh region are the Tareen, Muhammadzai, Niazi, Kundi, Miana, Bangash, Yusufzai, Hassan Zai, Mandanr, Lodi, Kakar, Shinwari, Sherwani Orakzai, Sulemankhel Sulemani, Afridi, Khattak, Kakazai, Karlani, Barakzai, Khizerzai, Babar, and the Zamand Pathans.[1][2]
Moreover, a large minority of Pashto-speaking Pashtuns exist in the cities of Karachi and, to a lesser extent, Interior Sindh, who have migrated after around the 60's and 70's and even a portion of these Pashtuns are Afghan refugees. Also, it's estimated that 30% of the Urdu-speaking Muhajirs of Karachi and Hyderabad make a claim to the ancestry of Pashtuns that mostly assimilated into North Indian culture. They have arrived in the cities after the India-Pakistan partition. Pashto-speaking Pashtuns are highly distinct from ancestrally Pashtun Urdu-speaking Muhajirs as well as ancestrally Pashtun Sindhi-speakers.
Notable people
[edit]- Agha Siraj Durrani, Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
- Salma Agha, British Pakistani singer and actress.
- Nuzhat Pathan, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Junaid Jamshed, singer, naat khuwan and religious preacher
- Fawad Khan, actor and model
- Bilal Abbas Khan, actor
- Sahir Lodhi, actor
- Shaista Lodhi, doctor, actress, and television host
- Minal Khan, actress.
- Aiman Khan, actress.
- Rafiq Ghaznavi, musician and actor of British Indian era.
- Mahira Khan, actress and VJ.
- Ayeza Khan, actress[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Mehdi, Tahir (2013-08-15). "The invisible partition of Sindh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Pathans in Sindh asked not to take part in rallies". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "15 Pakistani Celebrities Who Are Pathan". Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 2023-02-11.