Social groups

The main population centres are along river valleys as civilisations started over here along with rivers and trend was same thereafter. An agro based society, divided into different clans, groups and cast system, Pakistani system is as old as Indus valley Civilisation. Social system is based on joint family system in rural areas while it is vanishing in urban areas mostly due to financial pressures and small land holdings.

Main ethnic groups being Baltis, Wakhis, Khawar, Hunzukut, Kohistani, Shena, Yashkun and Pathans in northren areas while Gujar, Araian, Jaats, Kashimiris, Syeds andmigrants from Indian Utter Pradesh dominate in Punjab. In Sindh, rural areas are ruled by Bhutto, Pirs, Chandios, Hullios, Miranis and other tribes of interior Sindh while Urban areas are controlled by migrants of Indian Uter Pradesh, Indian Himachal and Brohis. In Balochistan, Bugti, Jamalis, Mengals, Mazaris and Bizenjo tribe are important.
 

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