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Article: ARTICLE: Seraiki province as a bargaining chip.
- Article from:
- The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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By Aziz-ud-Din Ahmad July 1 (THE NATION): While the issue of a separate Seraiki province has so far been raised mainly by the intellectuals and out-of-mainstream politicians, it is now on the agenda of the political elite also. The Saraikis have a language of their own. They also have a geographical habitat which is different from much of the rest of Punjab. Its Rohi, Thal, Damaan have been celebrated with deep love by poets from Khwaja Fareed to Dilshad Kulanchvi and evoke feelings not shared by their Punjabi neighbours. Its Pilu, once abundant but now a rarity in Punjab, also provides popular imagery to Seraiki poetry. While Jhumra is a popular folk dance in Seraiki ...