Pakistani Culture

The primary authors of this profile were Nina Evason, Iti Memon & Humaira Gul Saeed, originally published in 2016.

• Akbar Notezai, M. (2016, August 12). The Dilemma of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy. The Diplomat. http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-dilemma-of-pakistans-foreign-policy/
• Armstrong, K. (2011). A Letter to Pakistan. Oxford University Press.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2017). Census 2016, Country of Birth of Person by Sex (SA2+) [Data set]. http://stat.data.abs.gov.au/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ABS_C16_T06_SA
• Baloch, T. (2019, April 30). Sufi Orders in Pakistan. Katehon. https://katehon.com/en/article/sufi-orders-pakistan
• Brehmer, M. (2022, September 8). The land of the Sufis. Qantara.de. https://qantara.de/en/article/islam-pakistan-land-sufis
• Bughio, M. (2014). Determining the Status and Use of Languages Spoken in Pakistan. Sustainable Multilingualism, 4, 46-56. https://ejournals.vdu.lt/index.php/SM/article/view/4509
• Burki, S. J., Ziring, L., & The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2017). Pakistan. Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Pakistan
• Central Intelligence Agency. (2024, May). The World Factbook: Pakistan. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/pakistan/
• Commisceo Global. (2022). Pakistan Guide. http://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides/pakistan-guide
• Debenham, L. (2020, February 10). Etiquette in Pakistan. Travel Etiquette. http://www.traveletiquette.co.uk/etiquettepakistan.html
• Department of Home Affairs. (2018). Pakistan-born: Community Information Summary. Commonwealth of Australia. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/mca/files/2016-cis-pakistan.PDF
• Department of Immigration and Border Protection. (2016). Country Profile - Pakistan. https://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research-statistics/statistics/live-in-australia/country-profiles/pakistan
• Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J., & Sanghera, J. (2004). A focus group exploration of the impact of izzat, shame, subordination and entrapment on mental health and service use in South Asian women living in Derby. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 7(2), 109–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674670310001602418
• Global Affairs Canada. (2014). Cultural Information - Pakistan. https://www.international.gc.ca/cil-cai/country_insights-apercus_pays/ci-ic_pk.aspx?lang=eng#cn-1
• Hays, J. (2024, April). Sufis In Pakistan. Facts and Details. https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat55/sub394/entry-5901.html
• Hussain, R. (1999). Community perceptions of reasons for preference for consanguineous marriages in Pakistan. Journal of Biosocial Science, 31(4), 449–461. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932099004496
• Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. (2015, July 5). Pakistan: Situation and treatment of Muhajirs, particularly in Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad. European Country of Origin Information Network. http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/222874/330352_en.html
• International Marketing Advisor. (2015). Business Etiquette, Language & Culture. Doing Business in Pakistan. http://www.pakistan.doingbusinessguide.co.uk/the-guide/business-etiquette,-language-culture/
• Iqbal, M. (2016). The Long Term Settlement of the Pakistani Migrants in Australia: Education, Employment, Income and English Language Profiles [Research Paper]. RMIT School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2747158
• Mehmood, I., Gilani, M, & Shahani, S. (2022, May). Global Repository of Muslim Family Laws: Pakistan. Musawah. https://campaignforjustice.musawah.org/repository/pakistan/
• Minority Rights Group. (2019, June). Pakistan. http://minorityrights.org/country/pakistan/
• Minority Rights Group. (2018, June). Shi’a and Hazaras in Pakistan. https://minorityrights.org/communities/shia-and-hazaras/
• Minority Rights Group. (2022, September). Ahmaddiyas in Pakistan. https://minorityrights.org/communities/ahmaddiyas/
• Mittmann, K., & Ihsan, Z. (1998). Culture Shock! Pakistan: A Guide to Customs and Etiquette. Kuperard Ltd. https://archive.org/details/cultureshockpaki0000mitt_u8a1
• Office of International Religious Freedom. (2022). 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Pakistan. U.S. Department of State. https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/pakistan/
• Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. (2016). Population by Religion [Data set].
• Abdullah, A. (2009). The People and the Land of Sindh - Historical Perspective. Sani Hussain Panhwar. https://www.scribd.com/doc/13455764/The-People-and-the-Land-of-Sindh
• Pew Research Center. (2012, August 9). The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-executive-summary/
• Rahman, T. (1996). Language and Politics of Pakistan Karachi (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271718531_Language_and_Politics_in_Pakistan
• Rieck, A. T. (2018). The Shias of Pakistan: An Assertive and Beleaguered Minority. Hurst Publishers. https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-shias-of-pakistan/
• Transparency International. (2024). Corruption Perceptions Index: Pakistan. https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/pakistan