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The Western Punjabis of Pakistan

The Western Punjabis of Pakistan, numbering approximately 97,510,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Punjab region of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Western Panjabi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Western Panjabi (pnb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 97,510,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006420

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Pray for the Western Punjabis of Pakistan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Western Panjabi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Punjabi, Western Speakers

Media Resources in Western Panjabi:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Western Panjabi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Western Panjabi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Western Punjabis 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 Western Punjabis:
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 Western Punjabis of Pakistan

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 those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Punjabi, Western Across Countries (ROP3 - 110802) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Western PunjabisPG006420Western PunjabisPakistan97,510,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
Western PunjabisPG023134Western PunjabisUnited Kingdom272,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
Western PunjabisPG011845Western PunjabisLibya73,500Unengaged and UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
PunjabisPG042494PunjabisBelgium24,000Unengaged and UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni Islam
PunjabisPG048907PunjabisFrance5,100Engaged yet UnreachedWestern PanjabiHinduism

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