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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism. The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the ] and Chiniot regions of Punjab. However, in recent years they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punkabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but small population in the Punjab. Notable people include ], a Pakistani politician and businessman. <ref>{{Cite book|date=20 February 2004|title=Sociology of religion in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&q=shaikh+occupational+caste&pg=PA97|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nyrop|first=Richard F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&q=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&pg=PA149|title=Pakistan a country study|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1983|edition=4|pages=149}}</ref> |
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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism. The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the ] and ] regions of Punjab. However, in recent years they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punkabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but small population in the Punjab. Notable people include ], a Pakistani politician and businessman. <ref>{{Cite book|date=20 February 2004|title=Sociology of religion in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&q=shaikh+occupational+caste&pg=PA97|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nyrop|first=Richard F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&q=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&pg=PA149|title=Pakistan a country study|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1983|edition=4|pages=149}}</ref> |
Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869