Bashkar in Pakistan
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Christian
Evangelical
Progress
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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| People Name General | Bashkar |
| People Name in Country | Bashkar |
| Pronunciation |
VASH-kar
|
| Alternate Names | बाशकर |
| Population this Country | 231,000 |
| Population all Countries | 231,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
| People ID | 19425 |
| ROP3 Code | 115252 |
| ROP25 Code | 300927 |
| ROP25 Name | Bashkar |
| Country | Pakistan | ||
| Region | Asia, South | ||
| Continent | Asia | ||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 1 |
| Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 226,000 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Islam |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
100.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
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* From latest Pakistan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Hindko, Northern (105,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | hno Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 10 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
|
| Primary Language | Hindko, Northern (105,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hno Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 10 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Kateviri 60,000 | |
| Pashto, Northern 33,000 | |
| Torwali 11,000 | |
| Khowar 8,000 | |
| Urdu 5,300 | |
| Gawri 2,500 | |
| Saraiki 500 | |
| Hindko, Southern 300 | |
| Pashto, Central 100 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Hindko, Northern |
Primary Language: Hindko, Northern
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1929-2023) |
| Bible-New Testament | No |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation | Create International |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hindko, Northern | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
| General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
| General | Biblical answers to your questions | Got Questions Ministry |
| General | Scripture Earth Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Ground Report - Flickr Creative Commons |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
