• PEOPLE NAME: BURUSHO OF PAKISTAN

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Kashmiri

Language: Burushaski - (bsk)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Shia Imami Ismaili

Country: Pakistan

Also found in:

Population: 147,000

Global Population: 147,000


PEID: 6338

ROP: 101787

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Burusho of Pakistan, numbering 147,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Kashmiri people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Pakistan. Their primary language is Burushaski. The primary religion practiced by the Burusho is Ismailism, the second largest branch of Shia Islam.


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