I am Rajput and i am proud to be... Rajput is one of the best caste Rajputs rose to prominence during the 6th to 12th centuries. Until the 20th century, Rajputs ruled in the "overwhelming majority" of the princely states of Rajasthan and Surashtra, where the largest number of princely states were found.they ruled the world...here's the link read it by urself!
Rajput - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
you are a hindu then, not muslim, especially if you think you are superior
I wouldnt disagree too much with that with. At least not a tribal system along the same lines as those of Pashtuns or Balochis. But even Wikipedia decides to name Jatts, Gujjars as tribes List of Punjabi tribes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Todays Pakistan is not pre 47 Pakistan. The effects of Hinduism have to a large extent(in other places still are) going away.
I can understand your post with regards to interior Punjab and Sindh to a certain extent but really come to the urban areas and you'l find inter tribal marriages common. My sister is married to a gujjar, brother to a jat, aunt to a Rajput and so forth. Up to my parents time you only married within the tribe, but today marrying outside the tribe is the norm. The only tribe in the urban areas who I have seen fiercely make sure that their offspring marry within the tribe are the Syeds. Again the reverence for Syeds by some Pakistanis is the only aspect of Pakistani society that could be considered a somewhat equivalent of the Hindu caste system.
Moving on I am fine with the word "clan" as well, because again it does not imply any inherent status of a group of people within society. My problem lies with the fact that in the South Asian context, the word "caste" is naturally associated with the hindu caste system which the Pakistani Punjabi system quite simply does not follow.
city folks are a bit modern, that's why intermarriages are more common, however vast majority of punjabis are still following this haram barbaric system. It may not be hindu caste system, but it is equally brutal. If common sense applies, vast majority of pakistanis are not proper muslims because they are still following this system.
I think the only place in pakistan that doesn't have any of this kind of this clan/caste system is Karachi, Urduspeaking community there doesn't follow any of this backward nonsense