Total population | |
---|---|
(20 million) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Pakistan | 20,000,000 |
Languages | |
Saraiki | |
Religion | |
Islam sunni |
The Saraikis (Saraiki: سرائیکی قوم), also known as Multanis, are an ethnolinguistic group in central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily southern Punjab. Their language is Saraiki.
The Saraiki people follow many religions, among them mostly Islam. A small minority of Saraikis follow Christianity, Sikhism and Hinduism. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, some of the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India.