Kashmiris in Punjab

Kashmiris in Punjab
Regions with significant populations
3,3 million in Lahore (2017 census) (see below), also in Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Jhelum, Narowal, Gujranwala, Faisalabad[1][2][3]
Languages
Religion
Punjab, Pakistan:
Islam
Punjab, India:
Hinduism, Sikhism
Related ethnic groups
Kashmiri diaspora

The Kashmiris in Punjab, also referred to as Punjabi Kashmiris, are a group of people in the Punjab region who either have partial or full Kashmiri ancestry who have historically migrated from the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India and settled in Punjab, a region divided between in India and it's neighboring Pakistan.

Most people of this category in Pakistan identify as Punjabis with Kashmiri descent, either some or full. Historically Kashmiri Muslim migration into to Punjab continued during Sikh and Dogra rule.[4]

  1. ^ Maneesha Tikekar (2004). Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan. Bibliophile South Asia. pp. 253–. ISBN 978-81-85002-34-7.
  2. ^ Tariq Ali (24 October 2011). Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Verso Books. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-84467-735-1.
  3. ^ "Kashmiri refugees speak out on Martyr's Day". 14 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ P. Akhtar (9 October 2013). British Muslim Politics: Examining Pakistani Biraderi Networks. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-1-137-27516-5.