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About 97 percent of all Pakistanis are Muslims. Official documentation states that Sunni Muslims constitute 77 percent of the population and that adherents of Shia Islam make up an additional 20 percent. Christians, Hindus, and members of other religions each account for about 1 percent of the population.
Data as of April 1994; Source: Library of Congress Country Studies
Pakistan: Islam
History of how Islam was introduced to the Asian subcontinent and Pakistan.
Pakistan: Religion and Politics
Overview of how Islam, politics and government have interacted in Pakistani history.
Pakistan: Religious Minorities
Short description of the situation for non-Muslims in the predominantly
Islamic society of Pakistan.
