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Mahar is a Sindhi
and Punjabi tribe of Araeen or Arain
origin, Pakistan
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Mahar is a family in the upper region of plain lands of Sindh
province of Pakistan
and throughout. Its members have been political leaders, businessmen, landownners, and different walks of life. They also write Choudhary, Mian etc with their names. but are unrelated to Choudhary Jutts or Choudhary Gujjars and silmilarly Mian Araeens are unrelated to Mian Kashmiris.
They usually grow and sell vegetables and are most Mehars are descendants of vegetable vendors of Pre- Partition Eastern Punjab. The government alloted them huge lands in Sindh to overcome vegetable deficiency and even today vegetable markets throughout Punjab
and Sinhd are controlled By Araeens of Mehar and Choudhary clans.
Mahar is a Sindhi
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
and Punjabi tribe of Araeen or Arain
Arain
The Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
origin, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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Mahar is a family in the upper region of plain lands of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and throughout. Its members have been political leaders, businessmen, landownners, and different walks of life. They also write Choudhary, Mian etc with their names. but are unrelated to Choudhary Jutts or Choudhary Gujjars and silmilarly Mian Araeens are unrelated to Mian Kashmiris.
They usually grow and sell vegetables and are most Mehars are descendants of vegetable vendors of Pre- Partition Eastern Punjab. The government alloted them huge lands in Sindh to overcome vegetable deficiency and even today vegetable markets throughout Punjab
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
and Sinhd are controlled By Araeens of Mehar and Choudhary clans.