Ethnic groups in Pakistan

The Uyghurs, alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central Asia and East Asia. They speak the Uyghur language, which is a Karluk Turkic language sharing the same origin with the Uzbek language, descended from the Karakhanid language and Chagatai language. The Uyghurs are recognized as the titular nationality of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. They are one of China's 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities.

Pashtuns are an Iranian ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans even into the 1970s, although the constitution of 1923 began the use of 'Afghans' as a demonym for all citizens of the Kingdom, regardless of their ethnic group, to create an Afghan national identity.

Tajiks (Persian: تاجیکان, Tajik: Тоҷикон), also spelled Tadzhiks or Tadjiks, are a group of various Persianate Eastern Iranian groups of people native to Central Asia, living mainly in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Even though the term Tajik does not refer to a cohesive cross-national ethnic group, Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajikistan, and the second-largest in both Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. They speak variations of Persian, a west Iranian language. In Tajikistan, since the 1939 Soviet census, its small Pamiri and Yaghnobi ethnic groups are included as Tajiks. In China, t

ethnic group

Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily Kyrgyzstan

ethnic group native to South and Central Asia

Hazaras are an ethnic group and a principal component of Afghanistan's population. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan. Hazaras also form significant minority communities in Pakistan, mainly in Quetta, and in Iran, primarily in Mashhad. They speak Dari and Hazaragi, dialects of Persian. Dari, also known as Dari Persian, is an official language of Afghanistan, alongside Pashto.

The Punjabis (Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Pañjābī) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region, comprising areas of northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. They generally speak Standard Punjabi or various Punjabi dialects on both sides.

Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating from and native to Sindh, a region of present-day Pakistan, who share a common Sindhi culture, history, ancestry, and language. The historical homeland of Sindhis is bordered by southeastern Balochistan; the Bahawalpur region of Punjab; the Marwar region of Rajasthan; and the Kutch region of Gujarat.

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ethnic group of northern Pakistan

Urdu speaking multi-ethnic group

Indian ethnic group that is traditionally Gujarati-speaking

Kashmiri people () are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Kashmiri language and originating from the Kashmir Valley region, which is located in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Tribe

The Pamiris, also known as Badakhshanis are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, native to Central Asia, living primarily in Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan), Afghanistan (Badakhshan), Siachen, Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral) and China (Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County). They speak a variety of different languages, amongst which languages of the Eastern Iranian Pamir language group stand out. The languages of the Shughni-Rushani group, alongside Wakhi, are the most widely spoken Pamiri languages.

Bhil or Bheel are various indigenous groups inhabiting western India, including parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and in Sindh, Pakistan. Additionally they are also found in distant places such as Bengal and Tripura. Though they now speak the Bhili language, an Indo-Aryan language, the aboriginal language that the Bhil originally spoke is lost. Bhils are divided into a number of endogamous territorial divisions, which in turn have a number of clans and lineages.

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Tibetic ethnic group of Pakistan

Bihari () is a demonym given to the inhabitants of the Indian state of Bihar. Bihari people can be separated into three main Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic groups: Bhojpuris, Maithils and Magahis. They are also further divided into a variety of hereditary caste groups. In Bihar today, the Bihari identity is seen as secondary to caste/clan, linguistic and religious identity but nonetheless is a subset of the larger Indian identity. Biharis can be found throughout India, and in the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. During the Partition of India in 1947, many Bihari Muslims mi

ethnic group of Pakistan

The Khoja are a tribe or caste of Muslims mainly members of the Nizari Ismaʿiliyyah sect of Islam with a minority of followers of Shia Islam originating the western Indian subcontinent, and converted to Islam from Hinduism by the 14th century by the Persian pīr (religious leader or teacher) Saḍr-al-Dīn.

ethnic group that originated from Rajasthan, India

overview of the ethnic groups of Pakistan

Yusufzai is one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Swabi, Mardan, Bajaur, Peshawar, Tor Ghar), to which they migrated from Kabul during the 16th century, but they are also present in parts of Afghanistan, including Kunar, Kabul, Kandahar and Farah. Outside of these countries, they can be found in Ghoriwala, Bannu (Mughal Khel), Sibi (Akazai), Chagai (Hassanzai) and Rohilkhand. Most Yusufzais speak a northern variety of Pashto and some southern variety of Pashto, most prominent among the Mug

mohyal Brahmin community of the Punjab-region

Ewan (also spelled Awan, Euan, Ewen, Awanne, Owan, Avan) is a masculine name of Scottish Gaelic, Pictish, and English origin, derived from Old Irish Eóghan, meaning “youth,” “well-born,” or linked to the yew, used across Celtic regions.

linguistic, geographic and religious ethnic group living in Pak

Hindkowans, also known as the Hindki, is a contemporary designation for speakers of the Hindko dialects of Lahnda who live among the neighbouring Pashtuns in Pakistan. The origins of the term refer merely to the speakers of Indo-Aryan languages rather than to any particular ethnic group. The term is not only applied to speakers of Hindko but also, sometimes, to the Saraiki-speakers in the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Mianwali, and Dera Ismail Khan, which border the Pashto-speaking areas.

ethnic group in Kashmir and Afghanistan

Ersari (, where Er - brave man, master; sari - light, bright, yellow) are one of the major tribes of the Turkmen people of Central Asia and one of the five major tribes of the country of Turkmenistan. They live mainly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

iranic ethnic group in Pakistan

Hazarewal or Hazarawals (; ; ) refer to the multi-ethnic inhabitants of the Hazara region in northern Pakistan. This region is known for its multi-ethnic population, comprising various ethnic groups with diverse origins.

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Muslims of Konkan region

The Ormur (), also called Burki or Baraki (), are an Eastern Iranic people and Pashtun tribe mainly living in Baraki Barak, in the Logar province of Afghanistan and in Kaniguram, in the South Waziristan district of Pakistan.

overview of Pakistan's non-Muslim minorities

Muslim ethnic group

The Julaha are a community within the Indian subcontinent, which adopted the profession of weaving. The caste is considered Socially and Educationally Backward. Known under many names, the Julahas have been practising this art for ages. Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha (and even Sikh) groups exist. For the Julahas who are Sikhs, they are known as Ramdasia Sikhs.

immigrant community

Indo-Aryan ethnic group of Kohistan, northern Pakistan