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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Shina of Pakistan

The Shina of Pakistan, numbering approximately 604,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic people who live primarily in Gilgit-Baltistan and Indus Kohistan in northern Pakistan. The Shina are one of the largest ethnic groups in Gilgit-Baltistan and are overwhelmingly Muslim. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Shina is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Kashmiri
Primary Language(s): Shina (scl)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 604,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006398
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

56%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Shina
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Shina Speakers

Media Resources in Shina:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Shina:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Shina 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 Shina:
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 Shina of Pakistan

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
readIsaiah 51:11

Pray that, as God sends people to cross cultures and share the good news of Jesus, many will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith and start a personal relationship with Him that will bring them everlasting joy.

Shina Across Countries (ROP3 - 108948) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ShinaPG006398ShinaPakistan604,000Engaged yet UnreachedShinaSunni Islam
ShinaPG041745ShinaIndia37,500Unengaged and UnreachedShinaFolk Islam

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