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Muhajir (also known as Urdu-speaking people ) ( }) is a term used by and for those people of Pakistan who are predominantly native Urdu speaking Muslims of British India , migrated to Pakistan following independence in 1947. Sometimes, the term is used broadly to also include Muslim Biharis (whose mother tongue is not Urdu but one of the Bihari languages such as Magahi , Bhojpuri , Maithili ) and Muslim Gujaratis (whose mother tongue is Gujarati ) who also speak Urdu beside their mother tongue. Thus, the terms 'Muhajir' or 'Urdu-speaking' do not exactly define an ethnic group as such, since many of these people came from diverse ethnicities as they migrated from various parts of Northern and Central South Asia at independence. Many in fact can trace their family roots further back to the Middle East , Persia , Afghanistan and Central Asia . The one uniting factor for them though regardless of their origin is that their mother tongue is Urdu . In broader terms it also includes Memons , Bohras , Ismailis that spoke Gujarati , Kutchi and Memoni languages and are now assimilating into Muhajir community. The Bengali and Rohingya refugees in Karachi are also assimilating into Muhajir community. In Arabic , Muhajir refers to a person who has performed a Hijrat , meaning migration . There were other migrants into Pakistan like the Punjabi people (from East Punjab ) but they did not need a separate new identity as these people already formed a large part of the population of the territory that became Pakistan at the time of independence. Taken from The World Factbook figures based upon the 1998 census of Pakistan.1
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Ethnic group Urdu text Muhajir or Mahajir ( , ), is an Arabic -origin term used in Pakistan in some regions to describe Muslim immigrants and their descendants of multi-ethnic origin who migrated from regions of India and settled in the newly formed state of Pakistan after the Partition of India during the Independence of India and Pakistan from British rule in 1947.
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Ethnic group This article contains Urdu text .Without proper rendering support , you may see unjoined letters running left to right or other symbols instead of Urdu script .The Muhajir people (also spelled Mahajir and Mohajir ) ( ) are Muslim immigrants, of multi-ethnic origin, and their descendants, who migrated from various regions of India after the Partition of India to settle in the newly created state of Pakistan .Although many of them speak different languages at the native level, they are primarily identified as native Urdu speakers and hence are called Urdu-speaking people.The term Muhajirs generally refers to those Muslim migrants from India who settled in urban Sindh .
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Ethnic group consisting of muslims who migrated from India in 1947 This article is about the social group in Pakistan. Ethnic group This article contains Urdu text . Without proper rendering support , you may see unjoined letters running left to right or other symbols instead of Urdu script . The Muhajir people (also spelled Mahajir and Mohajir ) ( , lit. ' Immigrant ' ) are Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, and their descendants, who migrated from various regions of India after the Partition of India to settle in the newly independent state of Pakistan .The term "Muhajirs" refers to those Muslim migrants from India, who settled in urban Sindh .The Muhajir community also includes stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh who migrated to Pakistan after 1971 following the secession of East Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation War .The total population of the Muhajir people worldwide is estimated to be around 15 million, and this figure was supported by the official census in 2017 which showed the Muhajir population to be around 14.7 million.The official population census of Karachi, currently with the largest Muhajir population, has been challenged by most political parties of Sindh.Some organizations including independent ones estimate the muhajir population to be around 30 million.Portrait of a giving community : philanthropy by the Pakistani-American diaspora ."Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]" . www12.statcan.gc.ca ."Saudi Arabia (KSA) Population Statistics [Infographics]" . 20 April 2022."Ethnicity and politics: The rise of Muhajir separatism." Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 8.1_and_2 (1988): 33–45.Papers on Sindhi Language & Linguistics .Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania .The gazetteer of West Pakistan: the former province of Sind including Khairpur State .There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan This article is about the social group in Pakistan. Ethnic group This article contains Urdu text . Without proper rendering support , you may see unjoined letters running left to right or other symbols instead of Urdu script . The Muhajir people (also spelled Mohajir and Mahajir ) ( Urdu : مہاجر ) are a multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan.They are the Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, who migrated from various regions of India after the 1947 independence to settle in the newly independent state of Pakistan , and their descendants.Muhajirs come from various ethnic and regional backgrounds, with a significant portion of the community residing in Karachi and other major urban centers of Pakistan.The total population of Muhajrs worldwide is estimated to be around 15 million, and the overwhelming majority of this figure (14.7 million) is located in Pakistan, according to the 2017 Pakistani census .Though the official controversial 2017 census of Karachi, which has historically hosted the country's largest Muhajir population, has been challenged by most of Sindh's political parties.International Republican Institute . 4 February 2021 . Portrait of a giving community : philanthropy by the Pakistani-American diaspora . "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . "Saudi Arabia (KSA) Population Statistics [Infographics]" . 20 April 2022. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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term used by and for those people of pakistan who are predominantly native urdu speaking muslims of british ind
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arabic -origin term used in pakistan in some regions to describe muslim immigrants and their descendants of mul
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