Palijo

Palijo

The Palijo (Urdu: پلیجو ) are Sindhi tribe in of Sindh province, Pakistan. Palijo is a Sammat tribe. During the Talpur dynasty and before, this tribe held lands on the banks of the Indus River when that area was under official administration of the Palijo tribe and was called "Palijar'pargana", ranging from Choriya Jagir, now in Tando Muhammad Khan District, to Pinyari Phat, in Thatta District.

Distribution

Most of this tribe live mainly in the Bannu, Daro, Jungshahi and Mirpur Sakro areas of Thatta District. But some families are settled in Nasarpur in Matiari District, in Sunn at Jamshoro District, in Bangaldero at Larkana District, in Hingorja at Khairpur District, in Norai at Tando Muhammad Khan District and the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi.

The Total population of Palijo tribe is around 15,000. The head (Sardar) of this tribe is called Arbab and current head of Palijo tribe is Arbab Abdul Hai Palijo son of late Arbab Noor Muhammad Palijo. Well known personalities from the Palijo Tribe include Rasool Bux Palijo chief of Awami Tehreek, late Hamzo Khan Palijo Ex Senator, Ex Chairman District Council Thatta and Businessman, Ghulam Qadir Palijo Businessman and twice elected MPA from Thatta of Pakistan Peoples Party, Ayaz Latif Palijo Human Rights Lawyer and Scholar, Sassui Palijo, Female Elected MPA from Sakro,(now the Minister for Culture and Tourism, Sindh) Thatta Sindh and Sarmad Palijo founder of Josh FM 99 radio station and candidate of PS 88 Keti Bandar.

People of this tribe are traditionally agriculturists but with the passage of time, have adopted other modes of living and now they are in every walk of life from politics to military.


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