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You can call us refugees or Afghans. And we can call you ‘khar moor’ instead of Maarkhoor. Either way, we have no real identity or affiliation to either country so it does not matter because nobody wants us. Indians don’t us, Afghans don’t want us and neither do you. Where so we go? Why not just...

Yes you are correct. Later some them migrated to Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. There are many Changars, Qalandars and Jogis there now. Many groups claim to be Arab originated These tribes are spread all over and some are in better situations Yes ofcourse you are right. However, they...

Thank you! We are also called Bangriwal Thanks! I like the Romanians, there are a lot of them in the UK now and many also look Desi. I think Rajasthan via Punjab is the homeland of all the nomads The Sheikhan or Sheikh trading community is also related to us but they are middle class and...

This is a long post which explains our situation in detail. Some of the things I have said are not pleasant but this is the truth. The gypsies and the non-Muslim minorities (Punjabi Christians, Sindhi Hindus) of Pakistan share the same blood so even if we are no longer brothers of religion, we...

Thanks brother Our people are definitely established in Multan region and yes, Reshma and Naseebo Lal and also Zarsanga, Ustad Gulzaman in Pashto and many others are from our communities. We are known for our folk music in many languages Most of us no longer have animals but those who do are...

Thanks for your interest! We are used to being questioned about religion so its ok. We are Alhamdulillah Sunni Muslim, from my father’s side origin Mosali and Kotana tribe. Now all of us speak Pashto and Urdu but our elders could speak Punjabi and Rajasthani Gypsies are found all over Pakistan...

Thank you very much for your kind words!

Thank you. We are mostly invisible to the majority

My name here is Awara Pardesi and these are not empty words to me, they are my reality. I belong a tribe of gypsies and our origin is with the untouchable Dalit caste and I am very proud of this. My tribe is caught between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan but now since we can’t get Indian visa...