Colonial Roots of Discrimination against Nomadic Communities in Pakistan: Presentation by Ayan Qamar

In this presentation, Ayaan Qamar, a participant of the IFE Summer Experience Programme, examines the discrimination faced by nomadic and peripatetic communities in Pakistan — and traces its root causes back to a colonial-era law whose shadow still lingers today.
The Criminal Tribes Act, 1871 branded entire communities as "criminal by birth." Extended and consolidated through amendments in 1911 and 1924, the law was formally repealed after independence in both Pakistan and India — yet the stigma it institutionalized never fully disappeared. Ayaan explores how this legal legacy continues to shape social exclusion, police profiling, and denial of rights for nomadic communities generations later.
Watch to understand how a repealed law can still govern lives — and why confronting this history matters for human rights in Pakistan today.
Produced under the IFE Summer Experience Programme | Ibtidah for Education (IFE).

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