The Eastern Baloch of Pakistan

The Eastern Baloch of Pakistan, numbering approximately 2,970,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Pakistan, northeast Balochistan province: northwest Sind, southwest Punjab They are an Indigenous people, in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Islam - Sunni. They primarily speak Balochi, Eastern.

Eastern Baloch in Pakistan photo
Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Eastern Baloch

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Central Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Baloch
Primary Language(s): Balochi, Eastern (bgp)
Primary Religion(s): Islam - Sunni
Population: 2,970,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006346
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Islam - Sunni Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Balochi, Eastern
Language Family: Indo-European

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Balochi, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Balochi, Eastern:

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Next steps for the Eastern Baloch

The Eastern Baloch are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Eastern Baloch

The Eastern Baloch are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Eastern Baloch

The Eastern Baloch are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Eastern Baloch of Pakistan

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readMatthew 5:44-45

Pray for those who don't know Jesus to encounter believers who are kind and compassionate and that their imitation of Christ will serve as a testimony that attracts lost people to Jesus.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
readJohn 14:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere in hope, remembering that Jesus went to prepare a place for them to be with Him for eternity!

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Baloch, Eastern (ROP3 - 102830) reported in the following countries:

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