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Pakistanis are defined exclusively by their ethnic background within the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Answer: False
The definition of Pakistanis encompasses all citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, irrespective of their ethnic background, as stated in the source.
As of 2023, Pakistan is the third-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 241.5 million.
Answer: False
As of 2023, Pakistan's population exceeding 241.5 million ranks it as the fifth-most populous country globally, not the third.
Pakistan has the largest Muslim population globally, surpassing Indonesia.
Answer: False
Pakistan holds the second-largest Muslim population globally, following Indonesia, which has a larger Muslim population.
Approximately 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims, with the majority being Sunni who primarily follow the Hanafi school of Islamic law.
Answer: True
The source states that approximately 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims, with 85-90% being Sunni, primarily adhering to the Hanafi school of Islamic law.
Indo-Aryan peoples constitute the majority of the population in Pakistan's western provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Answer: False
Iranic peoples form the majority in the western provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Indo-Aryan peoples are predominant in the eastern provinces.
The Baltistan subregion of Gilgit–Baltistan is largely inhabited by Tibetan peoples, despite the broader disputed territories having an Indo-Aryan majority.
Answer: True
While the disputed territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan generally have an Indo-Aryan majority, the Baltistan subregion specifically is largely inhabited by Tibetan peoples.
Muhajirs are an indigenous ethnic group of Pakistan who have resided in the region for centuries.
Answer: False
Muhajirs are defined as a multi-ethnic community of migrants, predominantly Dravidian peoples from South India, who arrived in Pakistan after the 1947 partition of British India, not an indigenous group residing for centuries.
Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraikis, and Baloch people are identified as the major ethnolinguistic groups in Pakistan.
Answer: True
The source explicitly identifies Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraikis, and Baloch people as the major ethnolinguistic groups in Pakistan.
Among religious minorities in Pakistan, Ahmadiyya and Sikhism are the second- and third-largest groups, respectively.
Answer: False
Among religious minorities in Pakistan, Hindu and Christian communities are identified as the second- and third-largest groups, respectively.
According to the source, what is the primary definition of Pakistanis?
Answer: Citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, regardless of ethnic background.
The source defines Pakistanis as the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, encompassing all individuals holding citizenship irrespective of their ethnic background.
As of 2023, what is Pakistan's global ranking in terms of population?
Answer: Fifth-most populous country.
As of 2023, Pakistan is ranked as the fifth-most populous country globally, with a population exceeding 241.5 million.
Which country has a larger Muslim population than Pakistan?
Answer: Indonesia
Pakistan has the second-largest Muslim population globally, following Indonesia, which therefore has a larger Muslim population.
What percentage of Pakistan's population identifies as Muslim?
Answer: Approximately 97%
The source indicates that approximately 97% of Pakistan's population identifies as Muslim.
What are the primary sects within Pakistan's Muslim population?
Answer: Sunni (Hanafi) and Shia (Twelvers)
Within Pakistan's Muslim population, 85-90% are Sunni, primarily following the Hanafi school, while 10-15% are Shia, mostly Twelvers.
Which ethnic groups primarily inhabit the eastern provinces of Pakistan, such as Pakistani Punjab and Sindh?
Answer: Indo-Aryan peoples
Indo-Aryan peoples constitute the majority of the population in Pakistan's eastern provinces, including Pakistani Punjab and Sindh.
In which provinces are Iranic peoples predominant?
Answer: Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Iranic peoples form the majority in the western provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Who are the Muhajirs, as described in the source?
Answer: A multi-ethnic community of migrants from South India who arrived after 1947.
Muhajirs are described as a multi-ethnic community, predominantly Dravidian peoples from South India, who arrived in Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a major ethnolinguistic group in Pakistan?
Answer: Kashmiris
The major ethnolinguistic groups listed are Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraikis, and Baloch people. Kashmiris are mentioned as a significant minority, not a major ethnolinguistic group.
Which two religious minorities are identified as the second- and third-largest groups in Pakistan, respectively?
Answer: Hindu and Christian
Among the minority religious faiths in Pakistan, Hindu and Christian communities are identified as the second- and third-largest religious groups, respectively.
The two disputed territories administered by Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan, primarily have what ethnic majority?
Answer: Indo-Aryan majority
The disputed territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan primarily have an Indo-Aryan majority.
When did Muhajirs arrive in Pakistan?
Answer: After the partition of British India in 1947
Muhajirs arrived in Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947.
The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Dravidian language family.
Answer: False
The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family, not the Dravidian language family.
Urdu, also known as Lashkari, is the lingua franca of Pakistan and shares official status with English.
Answer: True
Urdu, also known as Lashkari, is indeed the lingua franca of Pakistan and shares official status with English, facilitating inter-communication.
Urdu is believed to be affiliated with a single, specific ethnicity in Pakistan, which contributes to its unifying role.
Answer: False
Urdu is not believed to be affiliated with any single ethnicity; its speakers come from diverse backgrounds, which contributes to its unifying role across the country.
Despite Urdu being the lingua franca, most Pakistanis primarily speak it as their native tongue, using ethnic languages as a second language.
Answer: False
Most Pakistanis primarily speak their respective ethnic languages as their native tongue, using Urdu as a second language, rather than the other way around.
Punjabi is the most widely spoken first language in Pakistan, accounting for approximately 45% of the total population.
Answer: True
The Punjabi language has a national plurality, being the first language for approximately 45% of Pakistan's total population, making it the most widely spoken native language.
The Pakistani dialect of English is predominantly spoken in rural areas of the country.
Answer: False
The Pakistani dialect of English is predominantly concentrated in urban centers such as Islamabad and Karachi, not rural areas.
To which linguistic family do the majority of languages spoken by Pakistanis natively belong?
Answer: Indo-Iranic family
The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family, which includes both Indo-Aryan and Iranic subfamilies.
What is the lingua franca of Pakistan?
Answer: Urdu
Urdu, also known as Lashkari, is identified as the lingua franca of Pakistan, sharing official status with English.
Which of the following is true about Urdu in Pakistan?
Answer: It is not believed to be affiliated with any single ethnicity.
Urdu is not believed to be affiliated with any single ethnicity, with its speakers coming from diverse backgrounds, which enables it to serve as a unifying language.
What is the most widely spoken first language in Pakistan by percentage of the population?
Answer: Punjabi
The Punjabi language has a national plurality, being the first language for approximately 45% of Pakistan's total population, making it the most widely spoken native language.
In which areas is the Pakistani dialect of English predominantly spoken?
Answer: Urban centers such as Islamabad and Karachi.
The Pakistani dialect of English is predominantly concentrated in urban centers such as Islamabad and Karachi, where it is used for education, business, and government.
Which of the following languages in Pakistan has more than a million speakers?
Answer: Pashto
Pashto is listed among the languages in Pakistan that have more than a million speakers.
What is Urdu also known as?
Answer: Lashkari
Urdu is also known as Lashkari, and it serves as the lingua franca of Pakistan.
Pakistan's status as an Islamic state since the 1956 constitution has led to a significant integration of Islam into most aspects of Pakistani culture.
Answer: True
The establishment of Pakistan as an Islamic state by the 1956 constitution has indeed resulted in a large-scale integration of Islam into most aspects of Pakistani culture and daily life.
Marriages and major life events in Pakistan are solely governed by regional cultural differences, with no adherence to Islamic jurisprudence.
Answer: False
While regional cultural differences influence marriages and major life events in Pakistan, these events generally adhere to Islamic jurisprudence where religious law is required, indicating that they are not solely governed by cultural differences.
The national dress of Pakistan, the shalwar kameez, is exclusively worn by men.
Answer: False
The shalwar kameez is described as a unisex garment, widely worn across the country by both men and women.
The dupatta worn by women in Pakistan is a stringent alternative to the chador or burqa, completely obscuring the upper body.
Answer: False
The dupatta is described as a less stringent alternative to the chador or burqa, serving as a form of modesty by subtly obscuring the upper body's contours, rather than completely obscuring it as a stringent alternative.
Pakistan officially endorses Christianity as a state religion alongside Islam.
Answer: False
Pakistan officially endorses Islam as a state religion, not Christianity alongside Islam.
How has Pakistan's status as an Islamic state, established by the 1956 constitution, influenced its culture?
Answer: It resulted in a large-scale integration of Islam into most aspects of Pakistani culture and daily life.
Pakistan's status as an Islamic state since the 1956 constitution has led to a large-scale integration of Islam into most aspects of Pakistani culture and daily life, profoundly impacting its historical values and traditions.
What is the national dress of Pakistan?
Answer: Shalwar Kameez
The national dress of Pakistan is identified as the shalwar kameez, a unisex garment widely worn across the country.
What is the purpose of the dupatta for women in Pakistan, as described in the source?
Answer: To serve as a form of modesty, obscuring the upper body's contours.
The dupatta is described as serving as a form of modesty for women, subtly obscuring the upper body's contours, and is considered a less stringent alternative to other forms of covering.
What is Pakistan's official stance on religion?
Answer: It officially endorses Islam as a state religion.
Pakistan officially endorses Islam as a state religion, indicating its central role in the country's legal framework, governance, and national identity.
Pakistan's geographical location in South Asia contributes to it being a significant source of a large diaspora.
Answer: True
Pakistan's location in South Asia is explicitly identified as a factor contributing to its role as a significant source of a large diaspora.
According to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, approximately 5 million Pakistanis live abroad.
Answer: False
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development estimates that approximately 10 million Pakistanis live abroad, not 5 million.
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Pakistan has the tenth-largest diaspora in the world.
Answer: False
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Pakistan has the seventh-largest diaspora in the world, not the tenth-largest.
Approximately how many Pakistanis live abroad, according to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development?
Answer: 10 million
According to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, approximately 10 million Pakistanis live abroad.
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, what is Pakistan's global ranking in terms of its diaspora population?
Answer: Seventh-largest
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ranks Pakistan as having the seventh-largest diaspora in the world.
The largest Pakistani diaspora is found in Northwestern and Western Europe, with over half residing in the United Kingdom.
Answer: False
The largest Pakistani diaspora is located in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, not Northwestern and Western Europe. Northwestern and Western Europe host the second-largest diaspora.
Over 4.7 million Pakistanis are estimated to reside in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, making it the region with the largest Pakistani diaspora.
Answer: True
The source confirms that over 4.7 million Pakistanis are estimated to reside in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, which is identified as the region hosting the largest Pakistani diaspora.
Which region hosts the largest Pakistani diaspora population?
Answer: Arab countries of the Persian Gulf
The largest Pakistani diaspora is concentrated in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, with an estimated population of 4.7 million.
What is the estimated total number of Pakistanis living in Northwestern and Western Europe?
Answer: Approximately 2.4 million
The second-largest Pakistani diaspora is found throughout Northwestern and Western Europe, totaling approximately 2.4 million.
The 2022 census reported 1,814,678 Pakistanis residing in Saudi Arabia, making it the country with the largest single Pakistani diaspora population.
Answer: True
The 2022 census indeed reported 1,814,678 Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia, which is the largest single country population mentioned in the provided data.
In 2021, the total Pakistani population in the United Kingdom was approximately 1.2 million.
Answer: False
In 2021, the total Pakistani population in the United Kingdom was 1,662,286, which is approximately 1.66 million, not 1.2 million.
The 2023 American Community Survey estimated the Pakistani population in the United States to be over 680,000.
Answer: True
The 2023 American Community Survey estimated the Pakistani population in the United States to be 684,438, which is indeed over 680,000.
The 2021 official Canadian census reported over 300,000 Pakistanis residing in Canada.
Answer: True
The 2021 official Canadian census reported 303,260 Pakistanis residing in Canada, which is over 300,000.
As of a 2013 estimate, there were 150,000 Pakistanis living in Oman.
Answer: False
As of a 2013 estimate, there were 235,000 Pakistanis living in Oman, not 150,000.
The estimated Pakistani population in China is 54,000.
Answer: True
The estimated Pakistani population in China is indeed 54,000, according to the source.
The projected Pakistani population in Norway for 2025 is higher than that for Denmark for the same year.
Answer: True
The projected Pakistani population for Norway in 2025 is 46,000, which is higher than Denmark's projected population of 28,703 for the same year.
In 2021, Hong Kong recorded fewer than 20,000 Pakistanis.
Answer: False
In 2021, Hong Kong recorded 24,385 Pakistanis, which is more than 20,000.
The estimated Pakistani population in Ireland in 2022 was over 15,000.
Answer: True
The estimated Pakistani population in Ireland in 2022 was 15,185, which is indeed over 15,000.
What was the estimated Pakistani population in the United Arab Emirates in 2017?
Answer: 1,700,000
A 2017 estimate indicates that 1,700,000 Pakistanis resided in the United Arab Emirates.
According to the 2022 census, how many Pakistanis resided in Saudi Arabia?
Answer: 1,814,678
The 2022 census reported 1,814,678 Pakistanis residing in Saudi Arabia.
What was the total Pakistani population in the United Kingdom in 2021?
Answer: 1,662,286
The total Pakistani population in the United Kingdom in 2021 was 1,662,286, according to census data.
How many Pakistanis were recorded in England during the 2021 census?
Answer: 1,570,285
In the 2021 census, 1,570,285 Pakistanis were recorded in England.
What was the estimated Pakistani population in the United States as of the 2023 American Community Survey?
Answer: 684,438
The 2023 American Community Survey estimated the Pakistani population in the United States to be 684,438.
How many Pakistanis were recorded in Canada during the 2021 official census?
Answer: 303,260
The 2021 official Canadian census reported 303,260 Pakistanis residing in Canada.
As of a 2013 estimate, what was the Pakistani population in Oman?
Answer: 235,000
As of a 2013 estimate, there were 235,000 Pakistanis living in Oman.
What was the estimated Pakistani population in Kuwait in 2009?
Answer: 150,000
In 2009, the estimated Pakistani population in Kuwait was 150,000.
How many Pakistanis were reported in Germany in 2022?
Answer: 140,000
In 2022, 140,000 Pakistanis were reported in Germany.
According to a 2017 official estimate, what was the Pakistani population in Italy?
Answer: 130,593
According to a 2017 official estimate, Italy had a Pakistani population of 130,593.
What was the estimated Pakistani population in Qatar in 2016?
Answer: 125,000
A 2016 official Qatari estimate indicated that 125,000 Pakistanis resided in Qatar.
What was the estimated Pakistani population in Spain in 2017?
Answer: 100,000
A 2017 estimate placed the Pakistani population in Spain at 100,000.
What is the estimated range of Pakistani workers in Iraq as of 2024?
Answer: 50,000 to 100,000
As of a 2024 estimate, there are between 50,000 and 100,000 Pakistani workers living in Iraq.
How many Pakistanis were recorded in Australia in 2021?
Answer: 89,633
In 2021, Australia recorded 89,633 Pakistanis, according to the Australian census.
What was the official estimated Pakistani population in Malaysia in 2017?
Answer: 59,281
According to a 2017 official Malaysian estimate, there were 59,281 Pakistanis in Malaysia.
What is the estimated Pakistani population in China?
Answer: 54,000
The estimated Pakistani population in China is 54,000.
What is the projected Pakistani population in Norway for 2025?
Answer: 46,000
The projected Pakistani population in Norway for 2025 is 46,000.
How many Pakistanis were estimated to be in France in 2017?
Answer: 26,600
In 2017, an estimated 26,600 Pakistanis were living in France.
As of 2023, what is the estimated Pakistani population in Japan?
Answer: 23,000
As of 2023, the estimated Pakistani population in Japan is 23,000.
In 2021, how many Pakistanis were recorded in Hong Kong?
Answer: 24,385
In 2021, Hong Kong recorded 24,385 Pakistanis.
What was the estimated Pakistani population in Ireland in 2022?
Answer: 15,185
The estimated Pakistani population in Ireland in 2022 was 15,185.
What is the estimated Pakistani population in Denmark for 2025?
Answer: 28,703
For 2025, the projected Pakistani population in Denmark is 28,703.
What is the estimated Pakistani population in Bahrain as of a 2013 estimate?
Answer: 112,000
As of a 2013 estimate, Bahrain had a Pakistani population of 112,000.