Pathans of Punjab
The Pathans of Punjab (Punjabi, Urdu: پنجابی پٹھان; Pashto: پنجابي پښتانه), also called Punjabi Pathans or Punjabi Pashtuns, are descendants of Pashtun settlers, an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. They were originally from the Pashtunistan region of Afghanistan and Pakistan bordering the Punjab region. Most of these Pashtun communities are scattered throughout the Punjab and have over time assimilated and integrated into the Punjabi society and culture.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Pakistan (Punjab, Hazara) India (Punjab; specifically Malerkotla, historically also Ludhiana and Jalandhar) | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi • Hindko • Pashto • Saraiki • Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pashtuns • Pathans of Sindh • Rohilla • Pathans of Gujarat • Pathans of Rajasthan • Pathans of Uttar Pradesh • Pathans of Bihar |
These non-frontier Pathans are usually known by the town or locality in which they are settled, e.g. Lahori Pathans.
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