Pakistan ethnic composition (2017)[ 1]
Others (6.1%)
Pakistan is an ethnically and linguistically diverse country.[ 2] [ 3] The major Pakistani ethnolinguistic groups include Punjabis , Pashtuns , Sindhis , Saraikis , Muhajirs , Balochs , Hindkowans /Hazarewals , Brahuis , and Kohistanis [ 4] [ note 1] with significant numbers of Shina , Baltis , Kashmiris , Paharis , Chitralis , Torwalis , Hazaras , Burusho , Wakhis , Kalash , Siddis , Uzbeks , Nuristanis , Pamiris and various other smaller minorities.[ 6] [ 7]
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^ Morin, Rich (18 July 2013). "The most (and least) culturally diverse countries in the world" . Pew Research Center . Retrieved 6 January 2023 .
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^ "POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF) . www.pbs.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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