Kurdên li Pakistanê (Kurdish) | |
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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]