Biraderi affiliation and wealth as dynamics of power in Punjab: A case study of Khushab District.

Abstract

This paper discusses the role of wealth and biraderi affiliation in the assumption of power in political culture of Punjab. It is based on the case study of district Khushab. The paper tries to answer two major questions. At first, it will be compared whether riches or kinship is significant in relation to securing power in the area of our case study – Khushab. Second aspect is if wealth has been concentrated in major biraderis who in turn manage to grasp the power in the area. Thus, the alliance between wealth and biraderi has emerged as major power broker in the politics of Punjab. Interviews and primary documents are basic sources of this historical study.