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What are the main ethnic groups in Pakistan?

Punjabis are the most populous ethnic group in Pakistan and belong to Aryans. They are tall and strong with light brown skin. Some people have Aryans' white skin, high nose, black eyes and black hair. They mainly live in Punjab, the richest province in Pakistan, zahara and Dera-Ismail Khan provinces in Northwest Frontier Province and Sindh province. Mainly engaged in agriculture, textiles and ceramics.

Punjab is one of South Asian countries. The population is about 70 million (1978), mainly living in Punjab, Haryana, Punjab and other parts of India and Pakistan.

Belonging to the Mediterranean type of Europa race, the typical Punjabi is tall and burly with a slightly white and brown skin color. Punjabi is used, belonging to Indo-European language family. These characters are written in Gurumuka letters, Arabic letters or Sanskrit natural letters created by Sikhs. Many people speak Urdu and Hindi.

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The Kalash people are descendants of the Greeks and the least populous non-Muslims in Pakistan. They came to the Kalash Valley in about 327 BC. In this long and narrow valley, Kalash people now live in three villages. The houses are all made of wood, engraved with patterns and antique. These houses are three or four hundred years old.

On dresses, women wear black robes, black headscarves, agates, buttons and red feathers in winter and summer. They use apricots and mulberries to make wine. Qiuying Temple Festival is solemn and grand, but only men can attend, and women can't go in. Kalash people still believe in God and the Twelve Angels.

Don't pass things to them with your left hand when eating. They think their left hand is dirty and only use their right hand.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Pakistan