In the light of Instrumentalist and the Primordialist theory of ethnicity, I discuss in this paper, how the Siraiki language was used as a symbol to create the Siraiki identity. After tracing different factors which led to the creation and assertion of a separate Siraiki identity, I review the efforts made by the Siraiki nationalists to this effect. In the light of these I determine whether the overall approach of the Siraiki nationalists is either purely instrumental or solely emotional or both.