Pathans of Punjab
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,387,378 (2023 Pakistani census) [only includes those who speak Pashto as their mother tongue] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Pakistan (West Punjab) India (East Punjab; specifically Malerkotla, historically also Ludhiana and Jullundhur) | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi • Hindko • Pashto • Saraiki • Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pathans • Pathans of Sindh • Rohilla • Pathans of Gujarat • Pathans of Rajasthan • Pathans of Uttar Pradesh • Pathans of Bihar |
The Pashtuns of Punjab (Punjabi, Urdu: پنجابی پٹھان; Pashto: د پنجاب پښتانه), also called Punjabi Pathans or Pathans, are descendants of Pashtun settlers, an eastern Iranian ethnic group, in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. They were originally from the Pashtunistan region of Afghanistan and Pakistan bordering the Punjab region.
These non-frontier Pathans are usually known by the town or locality in which they are settled, e.g. Lahori Pathans.