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Is there any Hindu community in Pakistan?
The official number of Hindus living in Pakistan is about 4.5 million or approx. 2.15% as per 2017 census conducted by Pakistan government authority.
What are the different sects in Pakistan?
There are five major ethno-regional communities in Pakistan: Baloch, Muhajir, Punjabis, Pushtuns and Sindhis, as well as several smaller groups. There are also religious and sectarian groups such as Ahmadis, Christians, Hindus, Kalasha, Parsis and Sikhs, and Shia Muslim sects including Ismailis and Bohras.
How many religious sects are in Pakistan?
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021. 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.14% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadis and 0.02% others. These are some maps of religious minority groups.
Where do Christians in Pakistan live?
Today, most Pakistani Christians live in Northern Punjab. Apart from Catholics, Christians of other denominations re-organized themselves, in India, into the Churches of North and South India respectively, and as the Church of Pakistan in 1970.
Are there Brahmins in Pakistan?
The Chhibbers are one of the very few high caste Brahmins still living in Pakistan. According to reports, most of the Hindus still living in Pakistan are lower caste Hindus, mainly Dalits who could not migrate to India after the 1947 partition.
Are there any Jains in Pakistan?
No Jains live in Pakistan today, as most of this small community moved to India during Partition, and those that remained are believed to have emigrated to other countries or converted locally given the pressures they faced from the majority Islamic population, and Jain shrines are hardly ever visited.
Is there any churches in Pakistan?
Church of Pakistan, denomination inaugurated in Pakistan in 1970 and comprising former Anglican, Methodist, Scottish Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches and mission bodies.
Is there Iskcon in Pakistan?
The Krishna Mandir is a Hindu temple (mandir) dedicated to the Hindu deity Krishna located in Ravi Road, opposite of Timber Market in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.