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[edit] Mianwali is in Southern Punjab
Someone had written that Mianwali is in northern Punjab.It is in South of Pakistani Punjab.Note that South Punjab in pakistan as often referred to as Siraiki belt.The headquarter or unofficial capital of Saraiki region is Multan.Otherm major Siraiki cities are Bahwalpur,Mianwali,Muzaffargarh and Kundian. --Yahoo 14:36, 1 April 2006 (UTC)Naeem Qasai
[edit] Mianwali in Panjab
According to Naeem Qasai Mianwali is in south Panjab. Actually Mianwali is in North-Westren Panjab Bordering Bannu, Lakki Marwat in west, Kohat and Karak in North west and D.I.Khan in southwest. Mianwali is located along the bank of river Indus. One other thing Mianwali is not a Saraiki speaking area. The language spoken in Mianwali is the combination of Panjabi and Saraiki. The Tehsil of Isa-Khel is mostly Pashto speaking. Most of the people of Mianwali are bilingual. Basically Saraiki is not a so old language, in terms of the word Saraiki. The word Saraiki means Sar Ki in Sindhi meaning the people living at the head of Indus, and the word Saraiki was officially used first time in 1970s before that it was considered as Punjabi (Multani Panjabi or Multani) in old litrature. 90% of the population of the District Mianwali is Afghan (Locally known as Pathans or Pashtuns), including Niazai (Niazi) Tribe, Khataks, Kakars, Marwats. others are Awans, Baloch, and Jats.
Niazi 12:06, 18 August 2006 (UTC)Sher Khan Niazi
[edit] Niazis are Afghans
Actually the climate of the district made the people dark skind. The cross bread is also a factor. U should also have visited bannu who are afghans but of dark skin.
Niazis are Afghans if you read the history... the population in Isa Khel Tehsil is 95% afghan. Mushanis, Isa-Khel, Khataks, Kakarhs, Sultan-Khels are all Afghans. Khataks and Kakarhs are not Niazis but others are. If you cross the river Indus, Musa Khel, Daud Khel and other tribes are afghans... there are Awans also living in the district but near the borders of Chakwal Distt.
If not 90%, 70 to 80% population is Afghan.
The language change is due to bussines interactions with punjabi population.
and one other thing Marrwat tribe is of same line as the Niazis are. Both are Lodhi Afghans. For detailed Information Mr. Jawwad Marwat you can contact me on 0300-6084716. Im from Mianwali.Zaigham Khan Niazi. Niazi 13:26, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Only Pushto speaking are not phatan.
one of the misconception in NWFP phatans are that only phatan are those who can speak pushto, who ever cant speak pushto are not phatan wat ever the roots are.I just want to say that niazi are not only phtan who cant speak pushto there are many phatans in india who cant speak pushto,with the time they forgot their language so it dosnt mean that they are not phatan. --82.3.227.101 23:28, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Asif Rizwan Khan Niazi from London.
[edit] cleanup
I've reverted the IP, but there are edits from earlier that had preceded other editors' edits. Please WP:REVERT them as they look like vandalism to me. Thank you. Xiner (talk, a promise) 14:00, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
