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Pakistan has a multicultural and multi ethnical society and hosts one of the largest refugee populations in the world. Pakistan has a very young population. Most believe that the large majority of Pakistanis belong to the Indo-Iranian ancestral group. There are a substantial number of Iranic peoples and smaller numbers of Brahui. These are many ethnic groups: Pakistan's census and rough estimates vary, but the consensus is that the Punjabis are by far the largest group, and that Pukhtuns (also known as Pashtuns) and Sindhis are the next two largest groups. The Punjabi population is estimated to comprise 44.15% of the national total. The Pukhtuns are the second-largest group at roughly 15.42%, followed by Sindhis at 14.1%. Seraikis, a group seen as transitional between Punjabis and Sindhis, make up 10.53% of the population. The remaining groups that comprise large percentages include the Muhajirs (migrants from India) at 7.57% and the Balochis at 3.57%. The other main ethnic groups include the Brahui, Kashmiri, Hindko Pukhtuns, and the various peoples of the Northern Areas, who all together total roughly 4.66% of the total population. |
Boy at Nathia Gali | 
Pakistani men at Hingol Valley | 
Girls in Kasbo village |
Boys at Nagaparker | 
Young men at Karachi Cantt | 
Pakistani tour group with Balochistan in the background |
Boys posing with Kirthar in the background |
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