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The Kashmiri of Pakistan

The Kashmiri of Pakistan, numbering approximately 194,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic people originating in the Kashmir Valley; in Pakistan, Kashmiri-speaking communities are concentrated in parts of Muzaffarabad, Neelum and Hattian. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kashmiri is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Kashmiri
Primary Language(s): Kashmiri (kas)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 194,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006367
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

94%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kashmiri
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Kashmiri Speakers

Media Resources in Kashmiri:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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Bible Resources in Kashmiri:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Kashmiri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri:
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 Kashmiri of Pakistan

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of life.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Kashmiri Across Countries (ROP3 - 104709) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
KashmiriPG006367KashmiriPakistan194,000Engaged yet UnreachedKashmiriSunni Islam
Kashmiri-PunjabisPG022260Kashmiri-PunjabisUnited Kingdom204,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
KashmiriPG043159KashmiriIndia3,040,000Engaged yet UnreachedKashmiriSunni Islam
KashmiriPG047198KashmiriUnited States1,300Engaged yet UnreachedKashmiriSunni Islam
KashmirisPG050508KashmirisCanada3,500Unengaged and UnreachedKashmiriSunni Islam

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