The topic Sindhi is discussed in the following articles:
demography and languages of

Indus River region

  • TITLE: Indus River (river, Asia)
    SECTION: People
    The lower Indus valley is inhabited by agricultural peoples who speak Sindhi and related dialects. Many cultural traits in the region appear to be of considerable antiquity, and the Sindhi pride themselves on their regional distinctiveness. Karachi, though in Sindh, is predominantly an Urdu-speaking city settled by Punjabis and muhajir, immigrants from...


  • TITLE: Pakistan
    SECTION: Linguistic composition
    Sindhi is derived from the Virachada dialect of the Prakrit languages; it has fewer dialects than Punjabi and is written in a special variant of the Arabic script. Prior to the partition of India in 1947, most of the educated middle class in Sind were Hindu, and their departure to India at that time had a traumatic effect on Sindhi culture. Vigorous efforts were therefore directed toward...

history of Pakistan

  • TITLE: Pakistan
    SECTION: Zia ul-Haq