ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL AND ELECTORAL PROCESS AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH PUNJAB REGION: A CASE OF DG KHAN 2002–2018

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AHSAN JAHANGIR, HAFIZ MUDASSER RIAZ, ARSLAN ARIF, ZOHA QAISAR, HAFIZ FAIZ RASOOL, WALEED KHAN

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After the British advancement in Dera Ghazi Khan, the colonial masters attempted to engage the Baloch tribe and they introduced a new system of administration called the Tumandari system. Although it was formed by Sandeman in 1867 it remained in progress until 1951. After its official decline, the influence of Tumandar is still existing in electoral politics as he is the most dominant figure in the constituency.  Due to authoritarian democracy in elections, every Tumandar plays the ethnic card very cleverly. In politics, the ethnic card has also proved as a vital tool. In this analytical study, which primarily deals with the political development in Dera Ghazi Khan during 1999-2018, Tuman Buzdar is the focused study. In Political development, the dynamics of politics have been not only discussed but also observed in the role of local politicians and how they are active in the development of the region. This article is an effort to explore and highlight the dilemma of political development in Dera Ghazi Khan, in Tuman Buzdar during the above-mentioned era.

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023)
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AHSAN JAHANGIR, HAFIZ MUDASSER RIAZ, ARSLAN ARIF, ZOHA QAISAR, HAFIZ FAIZ RASOOL, WALEED KHAN

1AHSAN JAHANGIR, 2HAFIZ MUDASSER RIAZ, 3ARSLAN ARIF, 4DR. ZOHA QAISAR, 5DR. HAFIZ FAIZ RASOOL, 6DR. WALEED KHAN 1PhD Scholar, Muslim Youth University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2MS Scholar, University of Sialkot, Pakistan 3MS Scholar, University of Sialkot, Pakistan 4Lecturer, department of Islamic Studies, BZU, Multan, Pakistan   5assistant Professor, department of Arabic & Islamic Studies, University of Mianwali, Pakistan 6Lecturer, Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies, GC Women University, Sialkot

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