Pothohari can mean either an inhabitant of Pothohar, an area in the north of the PakistaniPunjab province, or the language spoken in the region. Many Pothohari men join the Pakistan Army, including Brigadier Siddique Saliq, a right hand man of General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq. The Pothahari language is a dialect of Punjabi and differs from other dialects, namely Maajhi, the standard Punjabi dialect, in slight pronouciation. Pothohari is often referred to as Pahaari language (the language of mountaineers).
