Sikhism in Pakistan
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 20,000 (2015) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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Lahore · Islamabad · Peshawar · Faisalabad · Rawalpindi • Narowal · Nankana Sahib · Hasan Abdal |
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| Languages | |
| Punjabi |
Lahore · Islamabad · Peshawar · Faisalabad · Rawalpindi • Narowal
Sikhism in the area of present-day Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a very small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of Punjab, a part of the larger Punjab region where the religion originated in the Middle Ages, and Peshawar in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, is located in the Punjab province.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Sikh community became a powerful political force, with Sikh leader Ranjit Singh founding the first Sikh empire, which had its capital in Lahore, the second-largest city in Pakistan today. Significant populations of Sikhs inhabited the largest cities in the Punjab such as Lahore, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindu and Sikh migrated to India while many Muslim refugees from India settled in Pakistan.
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