People group profile · PG006346
The Eastern Baloch of Pakistan
The Eastern Baloch of Pakistan, numbering about 2,995,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Pakistan, northeast Balochistan province: northwest Sind, southwest Punjab.
They are an indigenous people in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Eastern Balochi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 2,995,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Baloch
- Primary language
- Eastern Balochi (bgp)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Balochistan province: northeast; Punjab province: southwest; Sindh province: northwest
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Baloch are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Baloch
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Balochi · Indo-European family
90% speak Eastern Balochi
Gospel resources in Eastern Balochi
- Bible available, published 1906
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Baloch
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Baloch Eastern in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102830) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Baloch | India | 97,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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