Difference between Indians and Pakistanis

Originally posted by Nick1986 What about Persians from Iran? It would explain the fair skin of many Afghans and Pakistanis

Not really. Persians on average are not white and neither are Afghans or Pakistanis. Indo-European genetic influence in Iran is actually quite limited.

Persians do though have a lot more body hair on average than their neighbors and if I'm not mistaken Afghans too.

^^ Actually there's a lot of Arabs who are white, even on a higher scale than most Iranians and Pakistanis I would state.

Especially Arabs from the Mediterranean countries. Many of them look Nordic. Arabs from the Gulf countries are darker but a lot do look like south Europeans do to sharing common Mesopotamian ancestry with the people of the Mediterranean.

 But Arabs from Jordan, Syria, Northern Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and parts of Egypt are overall much fairer than Iranians, Pakistanis and Turks.

 Some of it is also due to the British crusaders. I lived in the Middle East for 2 years and personally saw Arabs from these countries. They looked more like Germans than other peoples of the  Middle East.

problem is today 'Arab' is a linguistic group rather than an ethnic group.


Edited by PakistaniShield - 15-Oct-2012 at 16:57

^^ Actually both since a huge percentage of Arabs from the Mediterranean are Christian. i was told Lebanon was majority Christian till about the 80s.  

That I wouldn't know. What I do know is majority of Lebanese live outside the country and conversions do take place most likely due to marriages so those might be the main factors.

However the Mediterranean Arab countries are still the most balanced Muslim countries in terms of treatment towards non-Muslims. I know the West likes to project Turkey as the most moderate Muslim country but it's not really the case.

Countries like Jordan , Lebanon, Syria despite their rough history treat their non-Muslim minorities with great tolerance even till today. 

Originally posted by balochii Northern pakistanis are very light skinned, the southern ones in (sindh) are actually pretty dark, some of them could be dark as Tamils. SO pakistan has a range from very light skinned to very dark, most average pakistanis are in the middle which is basically (light brown)

A lot of Punjabis look like that too, particularly Indian Punjabis. Also in Balochistan you'll find pockets of such people as you described.

I met a Hindko girl yesterday, she lived in Islamabad, and she is the most fairest pakistani girl I have ever seen, She could easily fit in Europe, a lot of those people up north in Pakistan are very fair skinned and very beautiful!

Originally posted by Vajra Originally posted by balochii ^ how is that propoganda? pakistanis are lighter then most indians, we already know this but MOST Pakistanis however are not. like Punjabis and Sindhi's and Mohajirs and you cant tell difference between Indians and Pakistanis by their physical features VAST majority of them dont look different. This video only demonstrates how picking and choosing each image to suit their political propaganda. [ Showing only lighter Pakistanis and how its society is more modern than their Indian Neighbors etc etc ]  Its impossible to make out who is Pakistani and who is Indian. There is in a huge South Asian population in Jackson Height, Queens, NYC when you go there it's impossible to make out. There is not "real" difference between Indians and Pakistanis.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/rumana-husain/2500267050/ [source - A charming Baloch Girl by Rumana Husain - Flickr]  Would you say this girl looks Balochi or Tamil?

Edited by Venkytalks - 15-Feb-2013 at 08:50

Punjabis and Sindhis are much closer to European than they are closer to Australoid. I'm not saying they don't have Australoid in them but very minimum 20-25%. Majority of Balochs are no different to Sindhis and Punjabis as they are mixed with Brahui only a small proportion of Balochs are similar to Whites/Pashtuns. Most Pakistani Americans are literally Muhajirs who are basically Indian very few authentic Pakistanis reside in the States which would explain why every Pakistani restaurant also labels Indian. Pakistan is made up by three nationalities of course Sindhis and Punjabis are Indian as for North however Baloch people are Iranian and Pashtuns are Afghan. As far as for where ancestry is concerned keep in mind the Indus Valley has been conquered so many times by the Caucasians first by the Aryans then the Greeks and then finally the Turks so of course Pakistanis are mixed with these groups of Mlecchas. The original people of the Indian sub continent spreading all the way to West Asia were Austro Asiatic so of course around thousands of years later the Australoids may have come and interbred with those Mongols and replaced them which would explain why the Indus priest king looked mixed (Blasian) and not exactly Dravidian.  

Originally posted by chandergupta hi i think we indians should not be compared with Pakistanis.They are a mixture of arabs,persian,mongols,turks,central asians,afghans,and punjabis while we indians do not look like them.you only need two eyes to come up to this conclusion that Pakistanis and Indians are different genetically. We indians are proud of our colour and history. peace.

I am not sure whether you are an Indian or not, but if you so, I feel it quite hard to digest. I am an Indian, (Even though both my father and Mother are English (by Birth). My grand father was working in British India, back then as a Collector. Taken a love for this country and its culture, my grandpa choose to stay here (A good Decision) and hence we became Indians.

I am purely proud of this nation's culture and heritage, and even more glad that I am now a part of it.

Yet speaking of Pakistanis as a low or ourselves as high is not good (more so on race based) its almost a stupidity. They are not even our cousins, but blood brothers, I personally consider myself as an Indian and consider Pakistanis as brothers (though I am not a stupid who dreams of India-Pakistan unity, staying in peace is more than enough for both sides).