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| '''Arain''' is a ]i and ]n ], agriculture related. In Pakistan the population of Arains exceed 10 million. Arain originally were one of the semitic races that came to the Indian subcontinent from west. However, majority of Arain today might not be descendants of those Arain but in fact people with same profession (i.e. farming). | '''Arain''' is a ]i and ]n ], agriculture related. In Pakistan the population of Arains exceed 10 million. Arain originally were one of the semitic races that came to the Indian subcontinent from west. However, majority of Arain today might not be descendants of those Arain but in fact people with same profession (i.e. farming). | ||
| There are large numbers of Arain living in ], ] and ]. General ] former president of Pakistan was also Arain. | There are large numbers of Arain living in all areas of Pakistan like], ] and ]. General ] former president of Pakistan was also Arain. | ||
| It is believed the Arain word is derived from the Arabic name Ar-Ra'i, "The shepherd", a title indigenous to Arabia. | It is believed the Arain word is derived from the Arabic name Ar-Ra'i, "The shepherd", a title indigenous to Arabia. | ||
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Arain is a Pakistani and Indian caste, agriculture related. In Pakistan the population of Arains exceed 10 million. Arain originally were one of the semitic races that came to the Indian subcontinent from west. However, majority of Arain today might not be descendants of those Arain but in fact people with same profession (i.e. farming).
There are large numbers of Arain living in all areas of Pakistan likeLahore, Multan and Faisalabad. General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq former president of Pakistan was also Arain.
It is believed the Arain word is derived from the Arabic name Ar-Ra'i, "The shepherd", a title indigenous to Arabia.
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