Goats and sheep are the most common animals, followed by cattle, buffalo, and camels. A woman's place in society is low, and she is restricted to domestic chores and to fulfilling the role of a dutiful wife and mother. In wealthy peasant and land owner households and in urban middle class families, women are kept in seclusion, or purdah . If they do leave the house, they must be veiled. Poorer families do not generally practice purdah, since the women have duties on the farm.
Social structure revolves around kinship rather than caste.
The elders of a lineage constitute a council that settles disputes and represents the lineage to the outside world. Hinduism and Christianity form the leading minority religions. The Pakistani constitution defines the country as an Islamic nation but guarantees freedom of religion. In reality, however, there is persecution of Christians. The constitution provides for five years of free primary education, but less than half of all children actually receive it.