The Seraikis (also spelt as Saraikis) are a people in the southern areas of Pakistani Punjab. There is much dispute over whether the Seraiki language is a separate language or a Punjabi dialect. The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ... Siraiki is an old language spoken in central Pakistan. ... Punjabi (sometimes spelled Panjabi) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...

The Seraikis are based mainly in the former Princely state of Bahawalpur, though they live in surrounding areas of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and North West Frontier Province. The Serakis maintain that they have a separate language and culture, whilst many Punjabis view Seraiki as merely a dialect of Punjabi. A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... Bahawalpur is a city of Pakistan (1998 pop. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sindh (Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...

A Seraiki campaign grew in the 1960's with the aims of establishing language rights and stopping what was seen as exploitation and repression by the traditionally Punjabi dominated government. Seraiki land has always been very fertile, producing much of Pakistan's wheat and cotton. However little money has been invested back, thus leading to impoverishment and underdevelopment. Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ...

The campaign continued on into the 1970's, by which time political activists had drawn up a map of a proposed Seraikistan region, including most of southern Punjab and Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province (note that this excluded Sindhi and Baloch areas, possibly because of strong nationalist movements in those regions). Bold textItalic textlink title ...

In 1977 General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq took power in a coup of Pakistan. Under his strongly centralist rule the Seraiki movement went underground. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (August 12, 1924–August 17, 1988) ruled Pakistan from 1977 to 1988. ...

General Zia died in a plane crash in 1988 and the Seraiki movement re-emerged. By now the aims were too have a Seraiki nationality recognised, to have official documents printed in Seraiki, a Seraiki regiment in the army, employment quotas and more Seraiki language radio and television. Jump to: navigation, search 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Seraiki movement has suffered from being Punjab-based in a country in which Punjabis dominate the army and government.

In 1993 moves were made to settle Biharis (Indian Muslims who had moved to East Pakistan (Bangladesh) in Seraiki areas. This was resisted by the Seraikis and the plan was eventually shelved. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Bihari is a name given to a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India. ...