About Panhwar

Panhwar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Panhwar or Panwar (Urdu: ‫ ) پنہوار‬are a Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh, Punjab and Azad Kashmir Pakistan. Contents [hide] * 1 History * 2 Religion * 3 Distribution * 4 Notable Panhwars [edit] History The Panhwars have been mentioned in the history several times and in the 18th century when the capital of Sindh was Khudabad. Panhwars were rulers of Sindh for a short period of time.[citation needed] In 1947, after the independence of Pakistan most of the Hindu Panhwar left for India. [edit] Religion Most of the Panhwars practise Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Majority of the Panhwars in Pakistan are Muslim, whilst those in India are Hindus and Sikhs. The Panhwars in the Gurdaspur District of Punjab (India) were Muslims before 1947, but embraced Sikhism later. [edit] Distribution The Panhwars are mainly found in the Punjab region, Kashmir and Sindh. The Panhwars constitute about 40% of Dadu District, Sindh. Panhwars live in all parts of Sindh like Hala and are engaged in agriculture, civil service, Defence Forces, Engineering, Medical and business. [edit] Notable Panhwars * M. H.Panhwar (Muhammad Hussain Panhwar) Late; Engineer, historian and agriculturist * Sani H. Panhwar; Member Sindh Council PPP * Sardar Manzoor Khan Pahnwar Provincial minister Sindh province