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Sindhis are predominantly Muslim, but have a minority Hindu population, making up the largest Hindu minority population in Pakistan. [19] Sindhi Muslim culture is highly influenced by Sufi doctrines and principles and some of the popular cultural icons of Sindh are Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai , Lal Shahbaz Qalandar , Jhulelal and Sachal Sarmast .
Much of the decrease in minority populations in Pakistan has occurred due to the events surrounding Partition, and the wars of 1965 and 1971. [11] Forced conversions and marriages occur largely in rural and backward areas in Pakistan. November 2019, Pakistan formed parliamentary committee to stop the act of forced conversion in the country. [12]
Definitions of caste vary, and opinions differ on whether the term can be used to denote social stratification in non-Hindu communities. Ghaus Ansari uses the term "caste" to describe Muslim social groups with the following characteristics: endogamy within the group; hierarchical gradation of groups; determination of group membership by birth ...
They speak Urdu, although they are also fluent in Hindi in India. [5] In Pakistan they also speak Sindhi and Punjabi . The Muslim dynasties recruited individuals from different Hindu castes by merit and trained them to become civil servants and members of the Kayasth caste. [ 6 ]
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.
Urdu 413785 1.42 12 Yakthung/Limbu 350436 1.2 13 Gurung 328074 1.12 14 Magahi 230117 0.79 15 Baitadeli 152666 0.52 16 Rai 144512 0.5 17 Achhami 141444 0.48 18 Bantawa 138003 0.47 19 Rajbanshi 130163 0.45 20 Sherpa 117896 0.4 21 Khash 117511 0.4 22 Bajhangi 99631 0.34 23 Hindi 98399 0.34 24 Magar Kham 91753 0.31 25 Chamling 89037 0.31 26 Ranatharu
The evolution of the lower caste and tribe into the modern-day Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is complex. The caste system as a stratification of classes in India originated about 2,000 years ago, and has been influenced by dynasties and ruling elites, including the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.
The Memon are a Muslim community in Gujarat India, and Sindh, Pakistan, the majority of whom follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. [4] They are divided into different groups based on their origins: Kathiawari Memons, Kutchi Memons and Bantva Memons from the Kathiawar, Kutch and Bantva regions of Gujarat respectively, and Sindhi Memons from Sindh.