Orientation Guide to the Sindh Region of Pakistan and the Sindhi Culture: Religion, Traditions, Family Life, Urban and Rural Populations, Geography, History, Economy, Society and Security

Sindh is Pakistan’s second largest province. The capital of Sindh is Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan. Karachi has two ports which are commercial hubs for the country. Quaid-e-Azam International airport, Pakistan’s largest airport, is also located in Karachi. Major exports from Sindh province are wheat, rice, and cotton. Other exports are sugarcane, corn, and barley. Sindh claims to have over 600 sites that have been designated “Protected Heritages.” It is hoped that these sites will reflect Sindh’s historical archaeological, artistic, and anthropological interests of the province.
Sindh politically is a volatile, unstable region in which violence occurs regularly, sometimes daily, between Sindhis and non-Sindhis. Following partition of British India in 1947 into a Hindu state (India) and a Muslim state (Pakistan), Sindh’s population balance markedly shifted between Hindus and Indian Muslim immigrants (Muhajirs). In 1947, 95 percent of the residents of Sindh were Sindhi speakers, but by the 1950s, Sindh’s urban population spoke mainly Urdu. In addition, a nationalist trend for Sindhi autonomy long preceded Partition. These changes and aspirations coexist today in a region marked by political and social tension.
This book, produced by Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), provides comprehensive information about the Sindh Region of Pakistan and the Sindhi Culture. Chapter topics include religion, traditions, family life and differences in the lifestyles of urban and rural populations as well as detailed discussion of geography, history and their economy, form of government, society and security and much more.
86 pages; dozens of photos, illustrations and charts, many in full color.
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