Pakistan is a very diverse country with lots of different ethnic groups and languages.[1] The 17 major groups are Punjabis, Pashtuns, Gujjar,[2][3] Sindhis, Saraikis, Muhajirs, Balochs, Paharis, Brahuis, Shina, Burusho Hazaras, Baltis, Kohistanis, Khetranis, Siddis and Kashmiris. There are also many other smaller groups like Makranis, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Thari, Kho, Pamiris, Nuristanis, Kalash and many others.[4][5]
Ethnic groups in Pakistan (Pakistan Census 2017)[6]
The official census in Pakistan doesn't count the 1.4 million registered and 1.7 million unregistered people from Afghanistan who are living in Pakistan. Most of them were born in Pakistan in the last 40 years and are mainly Pashtuns, along with Tajiks, Uzbeks, and others.[7]
The Gujjar or Gurjar are an ethnic group in India and Pakistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujjar and Goojar. The Gujjars follow Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam. The Hindu Gujjars belong to the traditional Kshatriya Varna in Hinduism, while the Muslim Gujjars are considered to be a Potwari race in India and Pakistan
Gujjar: multi-religious, 'martial' ethnic group in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
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