Turkmen in Pakistan
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c.60,000 from Afghanistan (2005) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Turkmen in Pakistan are ethnic Turkmen who live or reside in Pakistan. They are predominantly refugees who fled from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and then from Afghanistan to neighbouring Pakistan following the instability during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Consequently, a large number have been in Pakistan for decades and many are part of second and third generations. The U.N. estimated that in 2005, 60,733 Turkmen from Afghanistan resided in Pakistan.