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664,000

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	16,000	619,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Saryara (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,600	3,600	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shin	Pakistan	34,000	34,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yashkun	Pakistan	1,500	1,500	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	7,300	12,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 5					5 ●				5

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	10,886,000	11,020,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	218
Awan	Pakistan	5,384,000	5,404,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	108
Bafinda	Pakistan	111,000	125,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	18,000	21,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Changar	Pakistan	338,000	344,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Dhund	India	10,000	661,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhund	Pakistan	651,000	661,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	13
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	46,000	481,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gakkhar	Pakistan	54,000	54,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	India	1,016,000	3,294,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	20
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,278,000	3,294,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	46
Hajam	Pakistan	2,113,000	4,531,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	42
Jangam (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	700	700	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	32,757,000	33,296,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	655
Karal (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	206,000	206,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	India	6,725,000	8,029,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	135
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,304,000	8,029,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	26
Khattar	Pakistan	95,000	95,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Kumangar	Pakistan	1,200	2,100	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	49,000	57,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,026,000	2,674,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	41
Makhmi	India	12,000	117,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Makhmi	Pakistan	105,000	117,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Mangrik	India	24,000	78,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mangrik	Pakistan	54,000	78,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,887,000	1,927,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	38
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	3,662,000	3,737,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	73
Moghal	Pakistan	1,230,000	3,024,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	25
Pashtun	Pakistan	25,403,000	28,580,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	508
Pashtun Maliar	Pakistan	660,000	660,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	13
Pashtun, Pathan	India	11,486,000	11,705,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	230
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	India	2,890,000	20,091,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	58
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	17,165,000	20,091,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	343
Rajput Awan	Pakistan	65,000	76,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	508,000	813,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Rajput Chib	Pakistan	40,000	41,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Gakkhar	Pakistan	41,000	45,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	229,000	233,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	60,000	63,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Tonwar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	86,000	121,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Rigzong	Pakistan	1,500	8,900	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sayyid	Pakistan	6,632,000	15,799,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	133
Shaikh	Pakistan	12,877,000	236,724,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	258
Sudhan	Pakistan	197,000	218,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Tanaoli	Pakistan	664,000	664,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	13
Tarakhehas	India	12,000	35,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarakhehas	Pakistan	23,000	35,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,866,000	2,882,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	57
Teli (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,754,000	4,460,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	55
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	India	5,700	5,800	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 50					50 ●				3,164

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	scl
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Portions

Language Alternate Names
Astor
Astori (Astor)
Bagrote
Brokpa
Bunji
Chilas
Chilasi Kohistani (Chilas)
Darel
Dras
Gilgit
Gilgiti (Bagrote)
Gurezi
Haramosh
Harban
Hunza-Nagar
Kharmangi
Punial
Rondu
Satpara
Sazin
Shinaki
Sina
Tangir

Dialects
Astori
Chilasi Kohistani
Drasi
Gilgiti
Gurezi

Dialect Alternate Names
Astori
Bagrote
Bunji
Chilas
Chilasi Kohistani
Darel
Dras
Gilgit
Haramosh
Harban
Hunza-nagar
Kashmiri: Gurezi
Kharmangi
Punial
Rondu
Satpara
Sazin
Shina: Astori
Shina: Chilasi Kohistani
Shina: Dras
Shina: Drasi
Shina: Gilgiti
Shina: Gurezi
Shina: Kharmangi
Shina: Satpara
Shina: Sinai
Sinai
Tangir

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1929
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported

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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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A displayed zero can mean true zero or a very small rounded number. Blanks mean an unknown value.
The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical for precise calculations.
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