Where could Pakistanis pass?

[G.Tucker]

This is tailor made for Lameduck but anyone with a decent knowledge of MENA and India feel free to answer.

Most Pakistanis fall into one of 5 ethnic groups:

Punjabi (Indid) ~53%
Pashto (Iranic) 15%
Sindhi (Indid) 14%
Urdu-speaking migrants (Mixed) 8%
Baloch (Iranic) 4%

Considering this, what percentage of Pakistanis could pass as (my estimates):

North Indians (90%)
South Indians (30)
Persians (40)
Tajiks (15)
Kurds (30)
Armenians (10)
Levantines (8)
Cypriots (5)
Sicilians (3)
Moroccan (10)

[Dr_Maul]

North India and Iran, mostly

[lameduck]

well pakistanis are mostly native to land people they dont have to pass anywhere else

many punjabis/sindhis/pashtuns/balochs have often time unique look to them as well in addition to having similarities to various groups of south asia

also indid and iranic doesnt mean you pass among that language group

this is popualtion break down of pakistan according to latest census of 2017, others are dardic poople.

1 Punjabi 38.78%
2 Pashto 18.24%
3 Sindhi 14.57%
4 Saraiki* 12.19%
5 Urdu 7.08%
6 Balochi 3.02%
7 Others 6.12%

[G.Tucker]

well pakistanis are mostly native to land people they dont have to pass anywhere else

many punjabis/sindhis/pashtuns/balochs have often time unique look to them as well instead of having similarities to various groups of south asia

also indid and iranic doesnt mean you pass among that language group

this is popualtion break down of pakistan according to latest census of 2017, others are dardic poople.

1 Punjabi 38.78%
2 Pashto 18.24%
3 Sindhi 14.57%
4 Saraiki* 12.19%
5 Urdu 7.08%
6 Balochi 3.02%
7 Others 6.12%

Ok I appreciate the input, but just for fun how many would pass as the aforementioned ethnicities?

[lameduck]

pictures of various ethnic groups

[Thambi]

90% as north indians is too high. I'd say roughly 60%. A lot of indic pakistanis look closer to pashtuns than to indians.

60-65% - indians in general (north or south)
35-40% - afghans(tajiks/pashtuns)

[lameduck]

[Khamzat]

Interesting question, lameduck will probably know better than me as i'm from the UK where almost all of the populations is from AJK, north punjab and kpk, but i'd say

North India (60%) - I think a lot of pakistanis are uniquely paki looking (Irano Afghan nord indid mix) so would be atypical outside NW India
Afghanistan (30-40%) - Mostly in KPK, Gilgit and north Punjab and AJK
Bangladesh (30%)
Gulf States(30%)
South India (20%) - Out of that 60% that can pass in north india probably 40% could also pass in south india due to having that generic south asian look, very few pakistanis can pass as distinctly south indian
Iran (15%) - almost entirely from Persian looking Baloch and Pashtuns
Central Asia(10%) - Mostly Tajikistan
Levant (5-10%) - Again mostly the iranic populations
North Africa(5%)
South East Asia (5%)
Europe (2%)
East Asia (1%)
Sub-Saharan Africa (<1%)

[G.Tucker]

Interesting question, lameduck will probably know better than me as i'm from the UK where almost all of the populations is from AJK, north punjab and kpk, but i'd say

North India (60%) - I think a lot of pakistanis are uniquely paki looking (Irano Afghan nord indid mix) so would be atypical outside NW India
Afghanistan (30-40%) - Mostly in KPK, Gilgit and north Punjab and AJK
Bangladesh (30%)
Gulf States(30%)
South India (20%) - Out of that 60% that can pass in north india probably 40% could also pass in south india due to having that generic south asian look, very few pakistanis can pass as distinctly south indian
Iran (15%) - almost entirely from Persian looking Baloch and Pashtuns
Central Asia(10%) - Mostly Tajikistan
Levant (5-10%) - Again mostly the iranic populations
North Africa(5%)
South East Asia (5%)
Europe (2%)
East Asia (1%)
Sub-Saharan Africa (<1%)

And what about yourself, what is your ethnicity?

[Swarthy_Syndicate]

Northern and western regions of the country can look very Irano-Afghan, especially around Kashmir. Genetically they are quite mixed, so I’d say a combo of Iranic and North Indic phenotype.

A minority seem to have very slight Turkic blood (can be seen in the eyes such as Imran Khan).
Religiously they are 100% closer to Afghanistan than India. (Well duh)