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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Hindko of Pakistan

The Southern Hindko of Pakistan, numbering approximately 1,725,000 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: 1,725,000
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

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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

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
readHebrews 10:35

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hold unswervingly to their faith and to their confidence in Christ, which has a great reward.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern HindkoPG006402Southern HindkoPakistan1,725,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern HindkoSunni Islam

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