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add CM Latif, Admiral HMS Choudri, President Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Chief of Naval Staff Afzal Tahir ~2026-15026-99 (talk) 23:07, 8 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Please add the following sentence to the history section:

"Historical accounts of Punjab describe the Arain as a community traditionally associated with agriculture, market gardening and horticulture. Colonial ethnographic works also record regional variation in the terminology and classification of gardening communities."

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^[1] ^[2] ~2026-34586-16 (talk) 09:35, 31 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ Ibbetson, Denzil (1916). Panjab Castes. Lahore: Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab.
↑ Rose, H. A.; Ibbetson, Denzil; Maclagan, E. D. (1911). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore: Government Printing Press.

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Please add Maliar to the "Related ethnic groups" field in the Arain infobox.

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Maliar

This is supported by historical sources describing substantial regional overlap between the terms Arain and Maliar. Ibbetson's Panjab Castes discusses the Arain, Baghban and Maliar together and notes that in western Punjab the term Arain was sometimes applied to market-gardeners. A modern scholarly study of colonial Punjab also discusses the historical use of Mali, Maliar and Baghban in connection with Arain identity.

References: ^[1] ^[2] ~2026-34586-16 (talk) 09:44, 31 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ Ibbetson, Denzil. Panjab Castes. Lahore: Government Printing, Punjab, 1916, section 485.
↑ Koul, Ashish. "Making New Muslim Arains: Reform, Law, and Politics in Colonial Punjab, 1890s–1940s." Vanderbilt University, 2017.

[1] Ibbetson, Denzil (1916). Panjab Castes. Lahore: Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab.

[2] Rose, H. A.; Ibbetson, Denzil; Maclagan, E. D. (1911). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore: Government Printing Press.

[3] Ibbetson, Denzil. Panjab Castes. Lahore: Government Printing, Punjab, 1916, section 485.

[4] Koul, Ashish. "Making New Muslim Arains: Reform, Law, and Politics in Colonial Punjab, 1890s–1940s." Vanderbilt University, 2017.

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