Tajiks in Pakistan

Tajik Pakistanis
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Tajiks, Farsiwan, Aimaqs, Hazaras, Dehwars

Tajiks in Pakistan are residents of Pakistan who are of Tajik ethnicity or citizenship. The Tajiks are a Persian-speaking Iranic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

There are also Afghan Tajiks refugees in Pakistan. According to the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions in 2005, at least 7.3% of all Afghans living in Pakistan or roughly 221,000 individuals were categorised as ethnic Tajiks. There are also expatriates from Tajikistan.

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