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Panhwar Caste History

There is another question. Are Panhwar of Arab descendents? No, not at all. They are local herdsmen raising not only goat and sheep, but also doing farming. Panhwars exist in both india & pakistan.

Panhwars call themselves as descendents of Bibi Halima nurse of prophet Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H), as reported by Mazhar Shah Jehani. In the 19th century they became descendents of one Haris (Ansari, Castes and tribes of Sindh 1890). Soon afterwards they claimed that they were descendents of Hazrat Haris elder brother of the father of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and called themselves Qureshis.

http://www.panhwar.net/ORIGIN%20OF%20CASTES%20-%20AN%20ANTHROPOLOGICAL%20STUDY%20OF%20FEW%20SINDHI%20TRIBES.pdf