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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Hindko of Pakistan

The Southern Hindko of Pakistan, numbering approximately 1,730,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Pakistan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Southern Hindko is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Southern Hindko (hnd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,730,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006402

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Pray for the Southern Hindko of Pakistan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Hindko
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Hindko, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Hindko:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Southern Hindko:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Southern Hindko bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Hindko 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 Hindko:
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 Hindko of Pakistan

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
readPsalm 47:6

Pray that believers will have a heart to invite others to trust in Christ alone so that they might sing praises to His name.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
readPsalm 51:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence that God has turned His face from their sins and forgiven their iniquities.

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.

Southern Hindko Across Countries (ROP3 - 109481) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern HindkoPG006402Southern HindkoPakistan1,730,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern HindkoSunni Islam

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