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The Western Baloch of Pakistan

The Western Baloch of Pakistan, numbering approximately 1,850,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Western Balochi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Baloch
Primary Language(s): Western Balochi (bgn)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,850,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006419

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Pray for the Western Baloch of Pakistan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Western Balochi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Balochi, Western Speakers

Media Resources in Western Balochi:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Western Balochi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Western Balochi bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Western Baloch:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
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Pray specifically for the Western Baloch of Pakistan

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
readRomans 1:18

Pray that God will have mercy and open the eyes of those who don't know Jesus, so that they can turn to the One who is able to save them from their sins.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Baloch Western Across Countries (ROP3 - 110770) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Western BalochPG006419Western BalochPakistan1,850,000Unengaged and UnreachedWestern BalochiSunni Islam
Western BalochPG023949Western BalochAfghanistan581,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern BalochiSunni Islam
Western BalochPG024142Western BalochIran3,045,000Unengaged and UnreachedWestern BalochiSunni Islam
Western BalochPG024606Western BalochTurkmenistan52,500Unengaged and UnreachedWestern BalochiSunni Islam

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