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The Pastoral Map of Pakistan: Abdul Raziq

1. The document describes the different pastoralist groups found across Pakistan and the livestock they breed. It includes a map showing the habitats of 9 main pastoralist communities. 2. The communities are the Bhakkarwal in the north who breed goats, the Gujjar who move between Punjab, NWFP and Kashmir with sheep, and Pashtun nomads who keep sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys and camels. 3. Other groups discussed are agro-industrial pastoralists in the Indus Delta region with buffalo and cattle, Thalli pastoralists in sandy areas between rivers with goats and camels, Brahvi pastoralists in Balochistan with camels

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The Pastoral Map of Pakistan: Abdul Raziq

1. The document describes the different pastoralist groups found across Pakistan and the livestock they breed. It includes a map showing the habitats of 9 main pastoralist communities. 2. The communities are the Bhakkarwal in the north who breed goats, the Gujjar who move between Punjab, NWFP and Kashmir with sheep, and Pashtun nomads who keep sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys and camels. 3. Other groups discussed are agro-industrial pastoralists in the Indus Delta region with buffalo and cattle, Thalli pastoralists in sandy areas between rivers with goats and camels, Brahvi pastoralists in Balochistan with camels

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THE PASTORAL MAP OF PAKISTAN

Abdul Raziq
President,SAVES DeptofLivestockManagement,UniversityofAgriculture,Faisalabad38040,Pakistan Email:mailto:[email protected],[email protected]

akistan is the home of different types of pastoralist and nomadic groups. Theses pastoralists inhabitthemountainsandthedesertlandsofthecountry.Theykeepandbreeddifferenttype oflivestockspecies.

Thefollowingmapindicatesthedifferenthabitatsofthepastoralcommunitiesinthecountry.

Fig:1.PastoralmapofPakistan

1: Bhakkarwal
Bhakkarwalfoundintheextremenorthofthecountry.Bhakkarwalarethegoodbreederofgoat (Pahari).Paharigoatislargerinsizewithlonghairandlargehorns.Sheeps,yaksanddonkeysare alsoraisedbythesebreeders.

Fig:2.PaharigoatofBhakarwalpastoralpeople

2: Gujjar
Thesepastoralskeepthesamepatternoflivestock,livingandmovinginPunjab,NWFPandKashmir.

Fig:3.Gujjarithintailsheep

3: Pashtun (Afghan) pastoralists and nomads


Theyarenomadsaswellaslocalpastoralists.Theykeepsheep,goats,cattle,donkeysandcamels. FamousKohi,GaddaiandRaigicamelsarethewelladaptedcamelbreedsofthatpastoralpeople. TheKhurasaniandhairygoatsarethewellknownbreedsofthosepastorallands.TheDltanibreed offattailsheepisoneofthefamousmilchsheepfoundinPakistanandAfghanistan.

Fig:4.BalkhisheepofEasternPashtoonnomads TheeasternPashtoonnomadscrosstheheavycamelbreedofAfghanistanwiththeBactriancamel andproducetheMayacamel.

Fig:5.Mayacamel GaddaicamelistheotherfamouscamelbreedofPashtoonnomads.Thisbreedismainlyfoundin southernAfghanistan,southernPashtoonkhuaprovinceandnorthernBalochistan.

Fig:6.Gaddaicamelmovingbacktothenorthernhighlandinspringseason.

Fig:7.Shingharridonkeyisthefamousdraughtanimal

4: Agro-industrial pastoralists
Thesepastoralistsaresmallstockholders,verypoormostlykeepbuffalo,cows,sheep,goatsand sometimeshorses.NeliRaviandKundibuffaloarethefamousbuffalobreedsofthisregion.Sahiwal andRedSidhicattleisthefamousbreedsoftheareadevelopedbytheherdersofthatregion.The areaiscollectivelycalledasIndusDelta.Riverinecamelisaheavycamelbreedofthecountrymainly bredinthisarea.

Fig:8.HeavyriverinecameloftheIndusdelta.

5: Thalli pastoralists
ThesoilissandyofThal.Thalmeansandyland.TheareaissituatedbetweenChanabandIndus River.Thepastoralsmainlykeepgoat,sheepandcamel.Thesepastoralsaredecreasingwiththe advancementofagriculturewiththeintroductionofThalcanal.

Fig:9.Thallimalecamel

6: Brahvi
ThesepastoralistsresideinthecentralBrahvihighlandsofBalochistan.Theyaretheonlyold DravidiansincentralAsia.Theykeepcamels,goatsandsheep.

Fig:10.BlackBrahvicamelofcentralBalochistan

7: Balochi nomads and pastoralists


TheyliveinthesouthwestofBalochistanprovince,keepingsheep,goatsandcamel.Theareais mainlydesertinnature.

F:10.BybrikorBeaurighsheepisthefamousBalochsheepbreed

8: Rohi
RohiorCholistaniarethesame.ItisthepartofgreatIndianThardesert.RiasathiorMarrechacamel andCholistanicattlearethefamousanimalsoftheirherds.Theykeepsheepandgoatsalso.The areaforgrazingisdecreasinghereduetotheintroductionofthecanalirrigationsystem.

Fig:11.Riasathicamelbreedisverymuchfamousforraceandmilkinthedesert

9: Thari
AlsopartofthegreatIndiandesert.ThefamousTharricattleandDesicamelaretheirmainanimals. Theyalsobreedsheepandgoats.

Fig:12.SindhDesiisfamousforracesinthedesert

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