The Mazari tribe (Balochi: مزاری ) is one of the oldest Baloch tribes in Punjab. Mazari is derived from the Balochi word mazar, which means "Tiger" in the Balochi language. Rojhan-Mazari, a town in the Rajanpur District of the Punjab near the inter-provincial borders of Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab, is the stronghold of the Mazari tribe.
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Balochi, Saraiki, Sindhi, English, Urdu |
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Islam, Sunni, Shia |
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Baloch tribes |
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