People group profile · PG006415
The Ushojo of Pakistan
The Ushojo of Pakistan, numbering about 4,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a very small indigenous ethnolinguistic community of northern Pakistan, known primarily for their distinct Dardic language and their long‑standing presence in the upper Swat Valley and adjoining Kohistan areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
They are an indigenous people in the Kashmiri people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Ushojo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 4,200
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kashmiri
- Primary language
- Ushojo (ush)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Swat district, upper Bishigram valley, east of Madyan, 12 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ushojo 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, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ushojo
- 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
Ushojo · Indo-European family
64% speak Ushojo
Gospel resources in Ushojo
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ushojo
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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