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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Religions

Religions
Religion in Pakistan

Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest in the country.
Pakistan is the second-most populous
Muslim-majority country and also has the second-largest Shi'a population in the world.About 95% of the Pakistanis are Muslim, of which nearly 75% are Sunni and 20% are Shi'a. Although the two groups of Muslims usually coexist peacefully, sectarian violence occurs sporadically.
The religious breakdown of the country is as follows:
Islam 173,000,000 (96%) (nearly 70% are Sunni Muslims and 20% are Shi'a Muslims).

Hinduism 3,200,000 (1.85%)

Christianity 2,800,000 (1.6%)

Sikhs Around 20,000 (0.001%)

The remaining are
Parsis, Ahmadis, Buddhists, Jews, Bahá'ís, and Animists (mainly the Kalasha of Chitral).


Source:http://en.wikipedia.org

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