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Pathans of Sindh

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Sindhi Pathan (Sindhi: (پٺاڻ) ) is the name of Pashtun communities living in Sindh. Strongest of the Pashtun residing in Sindh bear the castes Agha and Kakar. The vast majority of the Sindhi Pathan originate from Quetta and southern Afghanistan, and a few come from the FATA belt. These pathans are known to have resided in Sindh since the days of Ahmad Shah Durrani. Sindhi Pathans have merged their culture, language into Sindhi language and culture. They transmigrated in Sindh and now have become part of the rich Sindhi culture, as they speak Sindhi and have intermarried into Sindhis. A great number of Sindhi Pathans live in Sukkur, Karachi, Shikarpur, New Zarkhail, Pir Bux Wandh, Garhi Yasin, Sultan Kot whereas others live in other urban, sub-urban and rural areas of Sindh.

Notable Sindhi Pathans

  • Mrs.Nuzhat Pathan (MPA)
  • Professor (R) Dur Muhammad Pathan, writer and researcher.
  • Saima Kamran Pathan, faculty member, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Sindh.
  • Agha Daniyal Ali Khan, young social-worker, entrepreneur, blogger and writer.
  • Agha Noor Muhammad Patan
  • Agha Khalid Saleem (popularly known as 'Agha Slaeem'), Sindhi fiction writer of short story, novel, drama and Sindhi poetry (translated Sindhi poetry into Urdu).
  • References

    Pathans of Sindh Wikipedia