Valasai
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Valasai is a Sindhi
clan of Meghwar tribe in Pakistan
. There are many Muslim
Valasai in Sindh but most are scheduled caste Hindu
s. Most Valasai live in the Thar Desert
of Pakistan and many in Mithi
, capital of Tharparkar District
. Their main villages are Kaloi
, Diplo
, Guriri Verhar, Tooh, Parkash villages in Mithi Tehsil.
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
clan of Meghwar tribe in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. There are many Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Valasai in Sindh but most are scheduled caste Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s. Most Valasai live in the Thar Desert
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert |Punjab]] province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.-Location and description:...
of Pakistan and many in Mithi
Mithi
Mithi is the capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The town is located at 24°20'0N 69°1'0E with an altitude of 2 metres , lying 300 kilometres from Karachi and is located in a beautiful desert area....
, capital of Tharparkar District
Tharparkar District
Tharparkar District is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. It is headquarters is at Mithi. It has the lowest Human Development Index of all districts in Sindh.-Demography:...
. Their main villages are Kaloi
Kaloi
Kaloi is a small, old city in Taluka Diplo, Tharparkar District in Sindh, Pakistan. Kaloi has a population of just over 20,000 people. The city is known as the home town of Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Raheem...
, Diplo
Diplo, Pakistan
Diplo is a town in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is located at 24°28'0N 69°35'0E with an altitude of 26 meters . It is located in Thar desert....
, Guriri Verhar, Tooh, Parkash villages in Mithi Tehsil.