Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan
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The Jat Sindhu are basically a warrior tribes. 600 to 700 ago, they lived on both sides of the River Indus. After that most of them migrated to the Punjab of the Sub-continent. During the coming centuries most of them converted to Islam. Others are Sikh or followers of other religions.
In Pakistan, they live in the all the five provinces: Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa & Gilgit-Baltistan. They also live in Kashmir.
They are hardworking people who value honor and respect family. There are no restrictions to marriages with other castes. For the most part they like to live in joint families.
The majority are Muslim.
They are physically and morally very strong and always believe in working hard. Their needs are adequate income, education and a place to live.
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2015-10-23 |
| People Name General | Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) |
| Population in Pakistan | 253,000 |
| World Population | 256,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
| Alternate Names | जाट, सिंधु (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| People ID | 20013 |
| ROP3 Code | 115921 |
| Country | Pakistan | |||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 5 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 7 | |||||||||
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||||||||
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 5 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 7 |
| Punjab 164,000 | |
| Sindh 75,000 | |
| Azad Kashmir 7,100 | |
| Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 5,500 | |
| Balochistan 1,100 | |
| Islamabad 200 | |
| Federally Administer 70 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Punjabi, Western (170,000 speakers) | ||||||||||||
| Language Code | pnb Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Other People Groups | Speaking Punjabi, Western |
| Primary Language | Punjabi, Western (170,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | pnb Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 11 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Urdu 28,000 | |
| Sindhi 24,000 | |
| Saraiki 14,000 | |
| Koli, Parkari 400 | |
| Hindko, Southern 300 | |
| Hindko, Northern 100 | |
| Marwari 70 | |
| Shina, Kohistani 40 | |
| Waneci 30 | |
| Pashto, Southern 10 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Punjabi, Western |
Primary Language: Punjabi, Western
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1885-1922) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1819-2000) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1959) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
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| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | House of Love (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Punjabi, Western |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
| Text / Printed Matter | Cartoon Gospel tract |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
| Primary Religion: | Islam |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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| Buddhism |
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.00 %
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| Islam |
100.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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