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.
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demandsInclude |
greater political autonomy
ⓘ
recognition of Saraiki language ⓘ separate provincial administration ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticBasis | Saraiki identity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Seraikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Seraikistan province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCandidate |
Bahawalpur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Multan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| justifiedBySupportersAs | correction of historical neglect of southern Punjab ⓘ |
| language | Saraiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementStartPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Punjabi nationalist groups ⓘ |
| partOfProposedRegion | Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssueIn | Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Saraiki nationalists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional political activists ⓘ |
| proposedRegionIncludes |
Bahawalpur Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dera Ghazi Khan Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Multan Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bahawalpur province movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saraiki Wasaib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Saraiki-speaking population ⓘ |
| status |
not officially recognized
ⓘ
under political debate ⓘ |
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