Islam in Karachi

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A mosque of Defence Housing Authority
Religions in Karachi[1][2][3][4]
Religions Percent
Islam
96.4%
Christianity
2.42%
Hinduism
0.86%
Others
0.4%

Nearly 97% of the population of

.

At the time of

Sikhs
to India and the settlement of Muslim refugees in the city turned Karachi once again into a predominantly Muslim city.

See also

References

  1. CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original
    on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  2. ^ Curtis, Lisa; Mullick, Haider (4 May 2009). "Reviving Pakistan's Pluralist Traditions to Fight Extremism". The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2011
  3. ^ a b c "Religions: Islam 95%, other (includes Christian and Hindu, 2% Qadeyyani ) 5%". CIA. The World Factbook on Pakistan. 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  4. ^ # ^ International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore: "Have Pakistanis Forgotten Their Sufi Traditions?" by Rohan Bedi April 2006

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