Kurds in Pakistan

Kurds in Pakistan
Kurdên li Pakistanê (Kurdish)
Kurdistan Region Pakistan
Total population
234,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Islamabad · Karachi
Languages
Kurdish, Urdu
Turkish and Arabic (Kurdish dialects)
Religion
Islam (Sunni Muslim, but also Shia Muslim)
Related ethnic groups
Iranian peoples (Northwestern Iranians)

Kurds in Pakistan (Kurdish: Kurdên li Pakistanê, کوردان له‌ پاکستان, Urdu: پاکستان میں کُرد) comprise people residing in Pakistan who are of Kurdish origin. They are a small population consisting mainly of expatriates and transient migrants, most of whom arrived following the start of the Gulf War in Iraq in 1990. As of 2022, there around 234,000 Kurds in Pakistan.[1]


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