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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011profile6/Profile%206%20Migration%20and%20Diversity%20Commentary.pdf | title=CSO Emigration | publisher=Census Office Ireland | accessdate=January 29, 2013}}</ref> |
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'''Pakistani people''' (cultural phrase: '''Pakistanis'''; or '''People of Pakistan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''پاكِستانى قوم'''}}}} ''Pakistani ]'') are the people who are citizens of the modern ]. Pakistan's estimated population in 2011 is over 187 million<ref name="spdc.org.pk">http://www.spdc.org.pk/pubs/rr/rr73.pdf</ref><ref>Information on other countries: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_20072008_EN_Complete.pdf</ref> making it the world's sixth most-populous country. The region of what is now today Pakistan was conquered by many different group of people such as Arabs, Afghans, Persians, Turks etc. throughout its history, thus leaving their imprint, their descendants in the society and culture. Pakistan is in essence a multi-ethnic and multilingual state, its people are predominantly ],<ref>{{cite book|last=Piazza|first=L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Paolo Menozzi, Alberto|title=The history and geography of human genes|year=1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, N.J.|isbn=0-691-08750-4|pages=242|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FrwNcwKaUKoC&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=indo+european+Pathans+in+Pakistan&source=bl&ots=Hl7_NdBCf4&sig=b_Gn0bogxMEqYMnWjUJHJjxFnKQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8AFZULuWO6nBiwLI9YHICw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=indo%20european%20Pathans%20in%20Pakistan&f=true|format=google books}}</ref><ref>Also see: ]</ref> mainly ] and ] both ethnically and linguistically. |
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'''Pakistani people''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''پاكِستانى قوم'''}}}} ''Pakistani ]'') are the people who are citizens of the modern ]. Pakistan's estimated population in 2011 is over 187 million<ref name="spdc.org.pk">http://www.spdc.org.pk/pubs/rr/rr73.pdf</ref><ref>Information on other countries: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_20072008_EN_Complete.pdf</ref> making it the world's sixth most-populous country. Pakistan is a multi-ethnic and multilingual state, and its people are predominantly ] both ethnically and linguistically.<ref>{{cite book|last=Piazza|first=L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Paolo Menozzi, Alberto|title=The history and geography of human genes|year=1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, N.J.|isbn=0-691-08750-4|pages=242|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FrwNcwKaUKoC&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=indo+european+Pathans+in+Pakistan&source=bl&ots=Hl7_NdBCf4&sig=b_Gn0bogxMEqYMnWjUJHJjxFnKQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8AFZULuWO6nBiwLI9YHICw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=indo%20european%20Pathans%20in%20Pakistan&f=true|format=google books}}</ref><ref>Also see: ]</ref> |
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Pakistan has one of the world's fastest growing populations. Being a land mass that is transitionally localed both in ] and ], the Pakistani people are a mixture of various ethnic groups. Furthermore, various ethnic groups, invading armies and the migrations to the region by people passing through on their way to and from India have left their imprint on the population. |
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Pakistan has one of the world's fastest growing populations. As the country is located in ], the Pakistani people are a mixture of various ethnic groups. Furthermore, various ethnic groups, invading armies and the migrations to the region by people passing through on their way to and from India have left their imprint on the population. |
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Pakistani people belong predominantly to seven ethno-linguistic groups: ], ], ], ], ], ], and ],,<ref>http://www.census.gov.pk/MotherTongue.htm</ref> with smaller numbers of ], ], ] and other small, minority ethnic groups in the remote north of the country. |
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Pakistani people belong predominantly to seven ethno-linguistic groups: ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], ],<ref>http://www.census.gov.pk/MotherTongue.htm</ref> with smaller numbers of ], ], ] and other small, minority ethnic groups in the remote north of the country. |
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In the west, the ] are an indigenous Eastern Iranian group who have been settled the western banks of the Indus and are believed to have originated from the ] of Pakistan. The ] are a western Iranian ethnic group who inhabit the southwest of the country and are believed{{By whom|date=June 2012}} to be settlers from far off Aleppo (in modern day Syria) who arrived to the region and assimilated into the local peoples and gave their name to the province of Balochistan.<ref name="info"/> The ], an Indo-Aryan people and the largest ethnic group, reside in the northeast and have been the primary inhabitants of the historical ] which derives its name from the Persian ''Panj'' meaning five (5) and ''Ab'' meaning water(s); hence the land of five rivers or Panj-Ab. The ], another Indo-Aryan people, on the other hand have been settled in the southeast of the country and gave their name to the mighty Indus/Sindhu river, while regional groups such as the ] have inhabited the regions between Punjab and Sindh.<ref name="info"/> Groups in the west of the country share cultural ties with ethnic groups in Eastern Iran and Eastern Afghanistan, and Central Asia regions. The ] are an important ethnic group of the Kashmir region in the north. There are other important indigenous people like the Balti, Hunzakots, and Gilgiti people(s) of the northern territories of Gilgit through whose territory ran the ancient ] connecting Asia and Europe. The Chitrali people are another indigenous people who live high in the mountains in the northwest. Along with these main groups, there are smaller communities of Sheedi's who are descendants of African sailors and warriors who are believed to have arrived from the horn of Africa as well as ] who came as refugees from India when Pakistan attained its independence from Britain in 1947. There are countless other ethnic groups that make up part of Pakistani's mosaic such as the ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]; the last are an ethnic group that traces its origin to China.<ref name="info"></ref> |
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In the west, the ] have been settled in the western banks of the Indus and are believed{{By whom|date=April 2014}} to have originated from the ] of Pakistan. The ] inhabit the southwest of the country and are believed{{By whom|date=June 2012}} to be settlers from far off Aleppo (in modern day Syria) who arrived to the region and assimilated into the local peoples and gave their name to the province of Balochistan.<ref name="info"/> The ], the largest ethnic group in Pakistan, reside in the northeast and have been the primary inhabitants of the historical ] which derives its name from the Persian ''Panj'' meaning five (5) and ''Ab'' meaning water(s); hence the land of five rivers or Panj-Ab. The ], on the other hand have been settled in the southeast of the country and gave their name to the mighty Indus/Sindhu river, while regional groups such as the ] have inhabited the regions between Punjab and Sindh.<ref name="info"/> The ] are an important ethnic group of the Kashmir region in the north. There are other important indigenous people like the Balti, Hunzakots, and Gilgiti people(s) of the northern territories of Gilgit through whose territory ran the ancient ] connecting Asia and Europe. The Chitrali people are another indigenous people who live high in the mountains in the northwest. Along with these main groups, there are smaller communities of Sheedi's who are descendants of African sailors and warriors who are believed to have arrived from the horn of Africa as well as ] who came as refugees from India when Pakistan attained its independence from Britain in 1947. There are countless other ethnic groups that make up part of Pakistani's mosaic such as the ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]; the last are an ethnic group that traces its origin to China.<ref name="info"></ref> |
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Pakistan has a heterogeneous culture, with all of the provinces maintaining differing social mores. However, Islam is the driving force behind the unity of varying ethnic groups from different parts of the country, and has significantly shaped the values and traditions of Pakistanis. |
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Pakistan has a heterogeneous culture, with all of the provinces maintaining differing social mores. However, Islam is the driving force behind the unity of varying ethnic groups from different parts of the country, and has significantly shaped the values and traditions of Pakistanis. Pakistani culture falls in the category of high context. |
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In Pakistan, Urdu is mostly learned as a second or a third language; nearly 93% of Pakistan's population has a mother tongue other than Urdu. Despite this, Urdu was chosen as a token of unity and as a lingua franca so as not to give any native Pakistani language preference over the other. Urdu is therefore spoken and understood by the vast majority in some form or another. ] is the national ] and spoken as a first, second or at times third tongue by almost all Pakistani people; although there are numerous regional and ] which are spoken as first languages by the ethno-linguistic groups making up the country. ] is spoken at an official level and is a legacy of the long ] colonial rule in the region. Although English is used in most elite circles, and Punjabi has a plurality of native speakers with 45% of the total population. |
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In Pakistan, Urdu is mostly learned as a second or a third language; nearly 93% of Pakistan's population has a mother tongue other than Urdu. Despite this, Urdu was chosen as a token of unity and as a lingua franca so as not to give any native Pakistani language preference over the other. Urdu is therefore spoken and understood by the vast majority in some form or another. ] is the national ] and spoken as a first, second or at times third tongue by almost all Pakistani people; although there are numerous regional and ] which are spoken as first languages by the ethno-linguistic groups making up the country. ] is spoken at an official level and is a legacy of the long ] colonial rule in the region. Although English is used in most elite circles, and Punjabi has a plurality of native speakers with 45% of the total population. |
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Many Pakistanis worldwide speak the various regional languages of Pakistan such as: Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Kashmiri, and ]. |
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Many Pakistanis worldwide speak the various regional languages of Pakistan such as: Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Kashmiri, and Arabic. |
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*Starr, L.A. ''''. London: Church Missionary Society (1920). |
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* Starr, L.A. ''''. London: Church Missionary Society (1920). |
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Pakistan has one of the world's fastest growing populations. As the country is located in South Asia, the Pakistani people are a mixture of various ethnic groups. Furthermore, various ethnic groups, invading armies and the migrations to the region by people passing through on their way to and from India have left their imprint on the population.
Pakistan has a heterogeneous culture, with all of the provinces maintaining differing social mores. However, Islam is the driving force behind the unity of varying ethnic groups from different parts of the country, and has significantly shaped the values and traditions of Pakistanis. Pakistani culture falls in the category of high context.
In Pakistan, Urdu is mostly learned as a second or a third language; nearly 93% of Pakistan's population has a mother tongue other than Urdu. Despite this, Urdu was chosen as a token of unity and as a lingua franca so as not to give any native Pakistani language preference over the other. Urdu is therefore spoken and understood by the vast majority in some form or another. Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and spoken as a first, second or at times third tongue by almost all Pakistani people; although there are numerous regional and provincial languages which are spoken as first languages by the ethno-linguistic groups making up the country. English is spoken at an official level and is a legacy of the long British Raj colonial rule in the region. Although English is used in most elite circles, and Punjabi has a plurality of native speakers with 45% of the total population.
Many Pakistanis worldwide speak the various regional languages of Pakistan such as: Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Kashmiri, and Arabic.
Overseas Pakistanis also speak many of the national languages of the country such as: English, Norwegian, German, Japanese, French, Swedish, Arabic, Dutch, etc.
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