Negroes of Pakistan

formal synonym for makranis. so-called on account of their primary descent from imported ‘zangi’ bantu negroes, with survivals of aboriginal dravidoid gedrosian elements. closely related to the dalit-dravidian ‘negroes of india’, they are also termed the ‘negroes of iran’ as the makran coast belongs to both greater iran & greater pakistan.

in fact, “negroes in west pakistan are called makranis. apparently the early slave trade involving negroes centered in & around makran from where they were distributed to different parts of the country, such as las bela, kharan, kalat & karachi.” – ‘makranis, the negroes of west pakistan’ john b edlefsen, khalida shah & mohsin farooq. phylon 21.2 (1960) 124-130: 124.

further, their negroid-australoid physique renders them far more muscular & heavy-boned than caucasoids, turning them into the best ‘goondas’ & athletes in muscle-sports: “some of the best international level boxers in pakistan have almost all emerged from {makrani} lyari & same is the case with football. it is also perhaps the only area in pakistan where these two sports actually overshadow cricket!” – paracha, op cit.

most importantly, their afro-dravidian descent also makes them, along with the feared ‘madrasis’ of madras regiment fame, the favourites of our pakistani & indo-muslim begums, as the makrani p-n-s averages twice the size of the pakistani p-n-s. hence, they are known to make secret visits to dhabas & discos in makrani mohallas.
1) makranis are the negroes of pakistan

2) “on the basis of such historical evidence, we are justified in saying that most of the so-called makranis in west pakistan are the descendants of negroes who were either captured &/or imported as slaves during the early development of islam, particularly in the 9th century when the arabs of oman had a very flourishing trade with the colonies in east africa … also they were captured by the rulers of kharan in battles with iran & afghanistan esp. during the 18th century, & still others were brought to karachi by persons coming back from their pilgrimates to mecca.” – edelfsen et al, op cit, p 127.

3) “the sheedis are believed to be the descendants of slaves, sailors, servants & merchants from east africa who arrived between 1200 & 1900 ad. in what is today pakistan, these slaves largely settled along the makran coast in balochistan (they are also called makranis) & in lower sindh. linguistically, they speak variations of balochi & sindhi & (in karachi) they are also known to have created a distinct dialect of urdu referred to as ‘makrani’ in which urdu words are mixed with balochi & sindhi expressions … most sheedis in karachi were & still are -ssociated with the fishing business … they also const-tute the largest labour force employed at the karachi port & harbour.” – ‘the good, the bad & the lyari’ nadeem farooq paracha. dawn.com (29 mar 2012) dawn.com/2012/03/29/the-good-the-bad-the-lyari