Pakistanis
Urdu-speaking South Asians
Pakistanis are people from Pakistan, a South Asian country established in 1947 during the partition of British India.
The term refers both to citizens of Pakistan and to people of Pakistani descent living elsewhere: British Pakistanis make up one of the UK's largest ethnic minority groups.
The singular is Pakistani, used as both noun and adjective.
Capital of Pakistani Punjab
- KarachiPakistan's most populous city
- IslamabadPakistan's seat of government
- PeshawarPakistani frontier city
- RawalpindiPakistani garrison city
Adherent of Islam
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- RamadanNinth Islamic month
- EidIslamic holy celebration
- HajjIslamic pilgrimage obligation
Quran · Salah · Zakat · Sufism · Sunnah · Shia · Sunni · madrasa
Indo-Aryan language, Pakistan's majority
- PashtunAfghan ethnic majority
- KashmiriLanguage of Srinagar
- UrduPakistan's official language
- PashtoAfghan national language
subcontinent · Indus · regional · tribal · clans · mother-tongue · dialects · multilingual
Legal belonging to country
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatsCitizens living abroad, informally
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- communityCollective of connected people
heritage · homeland · partition · independence · citizenship · passport · overseas · minorities
Marriage celebration events
- mehndiOrnamental paste skin designs
- biryaniSpiced layered rice dish
- chaiSpiced milk tea
- dupattaTraditional South Asian drape
handicrafts · bazaars · henna · poetry · calligraphy · festivals · folklore · architecture
People received hospitably
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- warmthHeat you feel
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
hosting · chai · cordiality · graciousness · invitation · biryani · entertaining · friendliness
Lahore
Capital of Pakistani Punjab
- KarachiPakistan's most populous city
- IslamabadPakistan's seat of government
- PeshawarPakistani frontier city
Rawalpindi · K2 · Karakoram · Himalayas · Punjab · Balochistan · Swat
Muslim
Adherent of Islam
Hajj · Quran · Salah · Zakat · Sufism · Sunnah · Shia · Sunni · madrasa · maulana
Punjabi
Indo-Aryan language, Pakistan's majority
Pashto · subcontinent · Indus · regional · tribal · clans · mother-tongue · dialects · multilingual · bilingual
nationality
Legal belonging to country
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatsCitizens living abroad, informally
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
community · heritage · homeland · partition · independence · citizenship · passport · overseas · minorities · ethnicity
weddings
Marriage celebration events
dupatta · handicrafts · bazaars · henna · poetry · calligraphy · festivals · folklore · architecture · heritage
guests
People received hospitably
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- warmthHeat you feel
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
feast · hosting · chai · cordiality · graciousness · invitation · biryani · entertaining · friendliness · family
batsmen
Players who hit
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