Saraikistan

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Saraikistan is a proposed cultural and administrative region in Pakistan envisioned as a separate province representing the Saraiki-speaking population of southern Punjab and surrounding areas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Seraikistan 2
Saraikistan canonical 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
proposed administrative region
proposed province
aimsTo create separate province for Saraiki speakers
associatedWith Saraiki nationalism
identity politics in Pakistan
country Pakistan
debatedIn Parliament of Pakistan
demandsInclude greater political autonomy
recognition of Saraiki language
separate provincial administration
ethnolinguisticBasis Saraiki identity
hasAlternativeName Seraikistan
linked to: Saraikistan
hasAlternativeSpelling Seraikistan province
hasCapitalCandidate Bahawalpur
Multan
justifiedBySupportersAs correction of historical neglect of southern Punjab
language Saraiki
locatedIn southern Punjab
movementStartPeriod late 20th century
opposedBy some Punjabi nationalist groups
partOfProposedRegion Punjab, Pakistan
politicalIssueIn Punjab, Pakistan
proposedBy Saraiki nationalists
regional political activists
proposedRegionIncludes Bahawalpur Division
Dera Ghazi Khan Division
Multan Division
relatedTo Bahawalpur province movement
Saraiki Wasaib
linked to: Saraiki
represents Saraiki-speaking population
status not officially recognized
under political debate

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Referenced by (3)

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Saraiki people associatedRegion Saraikistan
Saraikistan hasAlternativeName Seraikistan
linked to: Saraikistan
Seraiki people associatedRegion Seraikistan
linked to: Saraikistan