Pakistanis

Though most Pakistanis speak Indo-Iranic, Pakistan's diversity is more visible along cultural differences and less along linguistic and religious lines. Most believe that almost all Pakistanis belong to the Indo-Iranic ancestral group. There are many ethnic groups: Pakistan's census and rough estimates vary, but the consensus is that the Punjabis are the largest ethnic group. Pashtuns make up the second largest and Sindhi are the third largest ethnic group.[21][22][23] Saraikis, a group seen as transitional between Punjabis and Sindhis, make up 10.53% of the population. The remaining groups that comprise large percentages include the Muhajirs (migrants from different parts of South Asia - Bangladesh, Burma, India etc.) at 7.57% and the Baloch people at 3.57%. The other main ethnic groups include Hindkowans and the Brahui, and the various peoples of the Northern Areas, who all together total roughly 4.66% of the total population. The Pakhtun and Baloch represent two of the major populations that are linguistically Iranic, while the majority Punjabis, Hindkowans, Sindhis and Saraikis are the major linguistically Indo-Aryan groups.
The Muhajir population is a multi-ethnical group principally of Indian origin but also is believed to have mixed blood lines of people from the rest of South Asia who claim Afghan, Persian, Turk, Mongol, and Arab admixture such as the Rohilla Pashtun. People of Black African descent are known in Pakistan as Sheedis.
After Pakistan-India war in 1971, thousands of Biharis and Bengalis from Bangladesh arrived in the Karachi, followed by Rohingya refugees[24] from Burma, and Asians from Uganda. According to the UNHCR and the local law enforcement, approximately 50,000 registered Afghan refugees live in Karachi.[25] Many other refugees from Iran and Tajikistan have also settled in the city.
 

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