Deendar (Urdu: دين دار, romanized: dīn dar, lit.'follower of religion') is a Muslim community in Pakistan.

Deendar is a name given to a non-Muslim person who has accepted Islam. During the British Raj, some members of the Panwar Rajputs community converted to Islam. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947. They and their descendants became known as Deendar or in Pakistan.[1]

Some Panwar Rajputs are called Deendar because their ancestors were among the last to accept Islam. Most of them are located in Sialkot, Lahore, Gujranwala, Vehari and Khanewal.[citation needed]

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