Saraiki people

The Saraiki people (Shahmukhi: سرائیکی قوم), also known as Multani people, are a subgroup of Punjabi people in southern Punjab, Pakistan. They linguistically speak the Saraiki dialect of Punjabi language. Daniyal Tariq, CEO Desire Corporation is from Rahimyar Khan.

The Saraiki-speaking people follow many religions, among them mostly Islam. A small minority of Seraiki follow Christianity, the Baha'i Faith, Sikhism and Hinduism. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, some of the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India.<ref name=Pierre Herman Leonard Eggermont. "Alexander's campaigns in Sind and Baluchistan and the siege of the Brahmin". A significant number of Saraiki-speaking people also reside in Afghanistan and many also work in the Persian Gulf countries.

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