People group profile · PG006420
The Western Punjabis of Pakistan
The Western Punjabis of Pakistan, numbering about 97,410,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Punjab region of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India.
They are an indigenous people in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Western Panjabi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 97,410,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Punjabi
- Primary language
- Western Panjabi (pnb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet 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
- Punjab province: Chakwal, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khushab, Lahore, Mandi Bahauddin, Nankana, Narowal, Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Shekhupura, and Sialkot districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Punjabis are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Western Punjabis
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
97% adherents
Primary language
Western Panjabi · Indo-European family
100% speak Western Panjabi
Gospel resources in Western Panjabi
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Panjabi, Western)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Western Punjabis
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Punjabi, Western in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110802) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Punjabis | United Kingdom | 272,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Western Punjabis | Libya | 73,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Punjabis | Belgium | 24,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Punjabis | France | 5,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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