Regions with significant populations | |
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3,3 million in Lahore (2017 census) ( ), 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]