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Firoza is a small town in Liaquatpur near to Kandani village in the tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. Its original name (with diacritics) is Firoza.HistoryThe town developed around the railway station. There are lots of stories about the name of the town. But the most popular among people is that it is named by the English after a woman who was the first resident of the area. It is said that she served them well and they named the place after her as a reward of her services. Another famous story is that it is named because of stone found there called Firoza. But this does not seems a likely one as now there is no sign of any such stone.People and culturePeople living here belong to two different origins. One who are called Riasti belong to this region. Second are those who migrated from different regions of the Indian subcontinent after 1947. Now, culture of the region is a true symbol of cultural harmony. Most People here wear shalwar-qameez but Dhoti-kurta is also used by older fellows while young generation wear Western clothes. Shilwar-qameez is the only dresscode adopted by the women. Women here used to wear dupata on. Most women used to have a veil. Islamic culture is still dominant among women. Villagers also use turbans.Major tribesThe main tribes of the town are the,Warraich, Rais, Chachar, Jam, Lar, Jhargi, Syed, Bukhari, Chauhan, Chaudhry, Qureshi, Chandia Baloch, Alvi, Thaheem, Hashmi, Malik, Mughal, Raja, Kharal, Dushti Baloch, Mazari Unner, Jamali Baloch, Mirza, Gujjar, Dasti Baloch, Khawaja, Mian, Sheikh, Bohors, Mahar, Rahmani, Bhatti, Baloch, Jat, Bhullar, Khosa Baloch, Khushk Baloch, Abbasi, Malik, Jatoi Baloch, ansari, oad, Rajput, Mirani, RAOs, Khokhar, Patafi, Palals, Kewad, Dhareja, Jat Warah, Korai Baloch, and Panwar, Bhutta, Soomro, etc. Most of the tribes resident in the town have belonged to this region for centuries. Still, a number of migrant families also are living here. These migrant families mostly belong to Indian subcontinent.