tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138422358445005012024-03-29T08:29:58.152+05:00Ethnicity in PakistanEthnicity in Pakistan sheds light upon diifferent ethnic groups of Pakistan which include Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraikis, Muhajirs, Balochis, Hindkowans, Chitralis. Ethnic differences and conflicts have persisted since Pakistan's creation. Cause and effect relationship of ethnic divisions and ethnic conflicts in Pakistan would be discussed along side solutions to the ethnic problems of PakistanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061966314359862040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413842235844500501.post-91001691030349222662012-11-07T19:00:00.000+05:002013-01-12T01:50:41.628+05:00Ethnic Groups in Pakistan<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 24px; text-indent: 0.5in;">Along with the proliferating violence and mass scale bombing, <b>ethnic groups in Pakistan</b> continue to stroke and force down the people of this country. <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">This has not been an issue that erupted a few decades ago, but had always encompassed this land since its birth. </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">After raising the curtains, <b>Ethnicity in Pakistan</b> proves to play a significant role in obliterating the economy and its people. </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Since the very first human beings placed their steps on earth, people and societies have always become a victim of differentiation and descrimination. </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Information regarding some of these major groups has been given below:</span></span><br />
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province Punjab, also known as the land of five rivers constitutes various
ethnic groups. Arabs, Afghani’s, Persians and Turks ruled the land mainly.
Even though all these empires gradually disappeared from Punjab, but their
culture and language became a part of people’s lives. </span><b style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Punjabi</b><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> language has
different dialects and there are almost 63 dialects of Punjabi are spoken throughout
the province of Punjab.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Pushtuns,
generally referred to as <b>Pathans</b>, are the natives of West Indus River. They are the second largest <i>ethnic group in Pakistan</i>. Their majority population lives
in Karachi and then in Peshawar. Their unique code of conduct is based on tribal
structure and referred to as Pushtunwali.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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province Sindh exists along the Indus River and got exposure due to Indus Valley
Civilization. <b>Sindhis</b> are the inhabitants of Sindh. The name of the land was
inherited from Indus Civilization.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Baluchistan
is situated on the South West side of Pakistan. It is the largest province of
Pakistan The population of Baluchistan constitutes 6% of Pakistan’s total
population. The people belonging to the land are referred to as <b>Baluchis</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The word “<b>Muhajir</b>” means migrating from one place to another. These people are migrants from Central Asia and Middle East. The large majority of these people are Pashtuns; others include <b>Bokras</b>, <b>Memons</b> and <b>Ismailis</b>. The one thing, which unites them, is the <b>Urdu</b> language.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Seraikis</b> speak the language Seraiki and are settled in southern part of Punjab. This is the second largest community in Punjab. It is one of the dialects of Punjabi. There are almost 13.9 million Saraiki people in Pakistan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Although
Pakistan has five provinces, which are Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, and <span class="apple-style-span">Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, </span>and Gilgit-Baltistan, each province consists of more than one language and many dialects. <i>Punjabi</i> is
the largest speaking <i>language of Pakistan</i> with 44.15% of total population
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Sindh, mostly <i>Sindhi</i> is spoken. It’s the second most spoken language after
Punjabi. Holy Quran was first translated in Sindhi language, which explains a
strong religious factor. The poetry is mostly based on Sufi-ism. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In <span class="apple-style-span">Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, mostly
<i>Pashto</i> is spoken. It is also spoken in Afghanistan. There are other languages
also spoken in this region because of different emperors and rulers that stayed
in this region for years. These include, <i>Chitrali</i>, <i>Kohistani</i>, and <i>Hindko</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Baluchistan province, mostly <i>Baluchi</i> is spoken, however in some parts of Baluchistan
Pashto is also spoken. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one factor that unites Pakistan is the <i>Urdu</i> language. It’s a mixture of
different languages like Punjabi, Arabic, Farsi and English and other different
other languages. 7.57% speak Urdu in Pakistan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the international language and people have adopted the language. The
official communication is also done through English. English has
taken place of Urdu in govt. offices and departments. In Pakistan 10.97% people
speak English.</span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The </span><u style="line-height: 150%;">ethnic groups in Pakistan</u><span style="line-height: 150%;"> contributes to her rich culture. Pakistani society and culture continues to develop as the interaction among these groups rises. Although, diversity contributes to positivity and creativity in a society, conflicts of severe nature have hampered country's economic and socio-political progress. Division among the people on the basis of geographic </span><span style="line-height: 23.33333396911621px;">association,</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> language, religion economic disparities, and subcultures has had adverse effects on the country in all aspects. </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">At this hour, the matter of <a href="http://ethnicityinpakistan.blogspot.com/2012/10/EthnicityInPakistan.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">ethnicity in Pakistan</span></b></a> along with <a href="http://youthexperia.blogspot.com/2012/09/flaws-in-education-system-of-pakistan.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">education system in Pakistan</span></b></a> needs critical attention and the government needs to root out the differences among the people. </span></span></div>
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Overview of Ethnicity in Pakistan</h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The battle for equality and recognition by an ethnic group is an old and recurring phenomenon. If this struggle gathers momentum, it develops into an ethnic conflict. <i>Baluchis</i>, <i>Punjabis</i>, <i>Pashtuns</i>, <i>Sindhis</i>, <i>Seraikis</i>, <i>Muhajirs</i> and <i>Chitralis</i> are the main <a href="http://ethnicityinpakistan.blogspot.com/2012/10/ethnic-groups-in-pakistan.html" target="_blank"><i>ethnic groups of Pakistan</i></a>. Since the emergence of Pakistan on world’s map, the country has had ethnic and linguistic differences among its people, and <a href="http://ethnicityinpakistan.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>ethnicity in Pakistan</b></a> has existed since it's very inception.</span></div>
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Ethnicity</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ethnicity refers to a group of people who have their own-shared common characteristics that distinguish them from most other people in the same society. Biological characteristics that play a part in racial differences may be visible in an ethnic group, but these characteristics do not form a criterion for defining an ethnic group. It is a population whose members identify with each other on the basis of a real or presumed common ancestry. No one has control over at their ethnicity. It relates to your race as well: Asian, African-American, Caucasian or European, Hispanic etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Behavioral ethnicity includes the learning of values, belief, behavioral norms, languages or distinctive dialect, by the member of ethnic category during the process of socialization. They use these social values as their basic interaction manifestation. </span></div>
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Difference between Race and Ethnicity</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Ethnicity is different than race</i><i>. </i><b>Race</b> is the classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics sharing different ethnic values. <b>Ethnicity</b> incorporates language, religion, demarcation of territory and other cultural traits including historical, political and geographical origins. According to the survey conducted, when asked if one considered oneself associated to any ethnic group, 72% people in some way associated themselves to an Ethnic group. </span><br />
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Ethnic Differences and Ethnic Conflicts</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Changes in people’s affinity with any of them may occur over time. <i>Ethnic differences</i> among people whether physical or cultural, exist as part of human experience. The recognition of these diversities may be intensified as contacts between two groups grow. Ethnic distinctiveness invokes an innate sense of people-hood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In many cases some groups gain privileges over others on the basis of their ethnic differences. The primary simulators of the ethnic differences are often economic, social or political power. The cultural differences referred to in ethnic interaction cannot always be reduced without a loss of analytic comprehension. Since one of the main insights from formalist studies of ethnicity is that culture cannot be treated as a fixed and bound system of signs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ethnic differences are inevitably linked to violence on a grand scale. The assumption that because conflicts are often ethnic, ethnicity must breed conflict is a huge mistake. But at some instances, ethnic diversities do lead to violence and conflicts. One of the most common <i>cause of the ethnic conflicts</i> is, people prefer members of their own group and have active antipathy towards out-group members making conflicts the inevitable result. If the antipathies due to ethnic diversities are so deep that they cannot be resolved, then separation is the only workable solution left.</span></div>
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Ethnic Conflicts in Pakistan</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Different <i>ethnic groups</i> can reside in one nation peacefully if there is less discrimination and despising, but if the struggle to win ethnic rights is constantly hampered, it transforms into a movement for an independent nation. In a country like Pakistan, where economical and political instability prevails, ethnic differences augment with a ferocious pace and the consequences can be dreadful, thus preventing measures must always be taken to reduce these conflicts. History concurs with this notion as <i>ethnic differences</i> comprising of economical and military disparities and language controversy lead to a war in 1971 between East and West Pakistan. It resulted in separation of East Pakistan which became Bangladesh. Urdu-Bengali conflict was one of the primary factors which gave birth to Bengali National Movement.</span></div>
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