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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Pakistanis of Pakistan

The Deaf Pakistanis of Pakistan, numbering approximately 10,270,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Pakistan Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Pakistan Sign Language (pks)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 10,270,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG046998
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

96%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pakistan Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

50%
%
Pakistan Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Pakistan Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Pakistan Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Pakistan Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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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): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Deaf Pakistanis:
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Pray specifically for the Deaf Pakistanis of Pakistan

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
readGenesis 32:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Deaf Pakistani Across Countries (ROP3 - 116614) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Deaf PakistanisPG046998Deaf PakistanisPakistan10,270,000Unengaged and UnreachedPakistan Sign LanguageSunni Islam

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