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Punjabis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Punjab region between India and Pakistan. They are the largest ethnic group of Pakistan. Punjabi Muslims are the third-largest Islam-adhering Muslim ethnicity in the world, globally, [12] after Arabs [13] and Bengalis.
Lahore is the largest Punjabi-speaking city in the world. According to the 2023 Pakistani census 21.1% speak Urdu, 2.06% Pashto, 2.01% Mewati and 2.78% other mother tongues. [157] [158] Urdu and English are used as official languages and as mediums of instruction and media administration. However, Punjabi is also taught at graduation level and ...
The Urdu-speaking community is also present in other parts of the subcontinent with a historical Muslim presence, such as the Deccanis, the Biharis [16] and Dhakaiyas (who speak Dhakaiya Urdu) in Bangladesh, [113] the Urdu-speaking members of the Madheshi community in Nepal, [114] some Muslims in Sri Lanka [115] and a section of Burmese Indians ...
Plutarch as well as many other scholars suggest that Jainism was the most ancient and original religion in Punjab.Lahore was the cultural centre of Jainism. A book written by Plutarch, Life of Alexander talks about the encounters between Alexander the Great and digambara Jain saints called gymnosophists. [5]
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Pakistani village life (Urdu: پاکستانی گاؤں کی زندگی) is the traditional rural life of the people of Pakistan. People in villages usually live in houses made of bricks, clay, or mud. These typically have two or three rooms that house extended families.
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The ethnic groups in Karachi includes all the ethnic groups in Pakistan.Main ethnic group "Muhajirs" are in simple majority in Karachi with 50.60% of its population while Pathans are in second with 13.52 and Sindhi are in third number with only 11.12% according to 2023 Pakistani census.