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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Punjabis of Pakistan

The Southern Punjabis of Pakistan, numbering approximately 24,400,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Pakistan, South Punjab and north Sind, Indus River valley, Jampur area. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Saraiki is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Southern Punjabi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Saraiki (skr)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 24,400,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006405

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

90%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Saraiki
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Saraiki Speakers

Media Resources in Saraiki:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Saraiki:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Punjabis are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Southern Punjabis:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Southern Punjabis of Pakistan

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Punjabi, Southern Across Countries (ROP3 - 109509) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern PunjabisPG006405Southern PunjabisPakistan24,400,000Engaged yet UnreachedSaraikiSunni Islam

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