{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.religion-in-pakistan","code":"thing-q3246536","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q3246536/","name":"religion in Pakistan","alternateNames":["Christianity in Pakistan","Bahá'í Faith in Pakistan","Buddhism in Pakistan","scientology in Pakistan","religion in Punjab, Pakistan","religion in Sindh","religion in Lahore","Jehovah's Witnesses in Pakistan","Protestantism in Pakistan","Catholic Church in Pakistan","Eastern Orthodoxy in Pakistan","The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pakistan"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.3","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Society, people and institutions","entryKind":"thing","plane":"SOC","domain":["SOC.ORG"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The religious landscape of Pakistan, a state founded in 1947 with Islam as its state religion, where about 96 percent of the population is Muslim, mainly Sunni with a significant Shia minority, and minorities include Hindus, Christians, Ahmadis, Sikhs, Parsis, Bahais and small Buddhist and other communities, distributed unevenly across provinces such as Sindh and Punjab; the constitution guarantees freedom of religion subject to law, and the treatment of minorities and blasphemy laws are subjects of documented concern and debate.","purpose":"Let an agent describe religion in Pakistan with demographic and legal information from official and scholarly sources, present history and contemporary issues including minority rights with attribution and neutrality, describe regional patterns, and route to entries for specific communities and provinces.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Islamic state constitution","Sunni majority, Shia minority","Sufi shrine traditions","Minority rights concerns"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"overview","name":"Overview","description":"Religion in Pakistan.","layers":[{"id":"demography","name":"Demography","description":"Demography.","findings":[{"id":"demography-finding","name":"Demography","description":"Demography.","questions":[{"text":"What is the religious composition of Pakistan, by province, with census sources?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Is the question about Pakistan or a neighbouring country with shared history?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"communities","name":"Communities","description":"Communities.","findings":[{"id":"communities-finding","name":"Communities","description":"Communities.","questions":[{"text":"What religious communities exist, and how do they describe themselves, with attribution?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific community?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"law","name":"Law","description":"Law and rights.","layers":[{"id":"constitution","name":"Constitution","description":"Constitutional framework.","findings":[{"id":"constitution-finding","name":"Constitution","description":"Constitution.","questions":[{"text":"What do the constitution and laws provide on state religion, freedom of religion and minority representation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the Constitution of Pakistan?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"rights","name":"Rights","description":"Minority rights and blasphemy laws.","findings":[{"id":"rights-finding","name":"Rights","description":"Rights.","questions":[{"text":"What do rights bodies, courts and scholars say about blasphemy laws and the treatment of minorities and the Ahmadiyya, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation attributed and neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did religion in Pakistan develop from Partition through Islamisation policies to today, as historians describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"traditions","name":"Traditions","description":"Sufi and other traditions.","findings":[{"id":"traditions-finding","name":"Traditions","description":"Traditions.","questions":[{"text":"What roles do Sufi shrines and other traditions play in religious life?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Sufism in South Asia?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"today","name":"Today","description":"Contemporary issues.","layers":[{"id":"society","name":"Society","description":"Religion and society.","findings":[{"id":"society-finding","name":"Society","description":"Society.","questions":[{"text":"What do studies report about religion in politics, education and daily life, with findings attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"regions","name":"Regions","description":"Regional patterns.","findings":[{"id":"regions-finding","name":"Regions","description":"Regions.","questions":[{"text":"How do religious patterns differ across Punjab, Sindh and other provinces?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific province?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the religious landscape of Pakistan with sourced demographic figures and dates.","Report documented rights concerns from recognised bodies, with attribution.","Explain the constitutional status of Islam and of minorities."],"mustNot":["Present contested legal and communal questions as settled.","Produce content that could incite hatred or violence against any religious group.","Repeat blasphemy accusations against named people.","Use unsourced demographic figures."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing content about named people accused of religious offences."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Religious minorities face documented discrimination and violence.","Accusations can endanger lives; neutrality and care are vital."],"affectedParties":["Religious minorities in Pakistan","Muslim communities","People accused of blasphemy"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns it; Pakistan's census authorities keep official religion data.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National census records of Pakistan"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q13198592","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"religion on the Earth","type":"related","note":"in registry terms, by country"},{"target":"Constitution of Pakistan","type":"related","note":"the legal framework"},{"target":"Islam in Pakistan","type":"related","note":"the majority religion"},{"target":"Partition of India","type":"related","note":"its historical origin"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-pakistan","Wikidata: Q3246536 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3246536)","Pakistan census: religion tables official demographics"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Muslim share: about 96 percent - 2017 census","Hindu and Christian shares: about 2 and 1.3 percent - 2017 census"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Religious communities and practice in Pakistan","Muslim majority with several minorities","Religion in India and Bangladesh are separate topics with shared history","Not a visible object; mosques, shrines, temples, churches and communities across Pakistan."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["relay demographics with sources","describe communities and history with attribution","relay legal frameworks","present contemporary issues neutrally"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Presenting contested legal and communal questions as settled","Unsourced demographic claims","Non-neutral framing","Ignoring documented rights concerns"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Constitution of Pakistan on state religion and freedom of religion","Blasphemy provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code","Laws affecting the Ahmadiyya community","Minority representation provisions"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a religious landscape.","Sunni and Shia Islam including Sufi traditions","Hinduism, concentrated in Sindh","Christianity, concentrated in Punjab","Ahmadiyya, whose legal status is contested","Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, the Bahai Faith, Buddhism and other small communities","religion by province such as Punjab and Sindh"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q3246536: religion in Pakistan","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3246536","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Religion in Pakistan","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Pakistan","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should each community be a separate entry?","How should census and rights sources be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases for specific communities and provinces; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q3246536/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q3246536/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T23:49:22Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:58+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; 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