22-786: Karachi Kickers is a Pakistani football club based in Karachi . Karachi United competed in the Karachi Football League , one of the top leagues of Karachi. It last competed in the 2009–10 PFF League . The club was one of the most successful teams in the early football history of Pakistan, winning the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament in 1955 and 1956, and the Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1958. It has also included early football players of Pakistan such as Muhammad Umer , Qayyum Changezi and Abdul Ghafoor . The club also has
44-450: A language are disputed by scholars. However, despite serving as the country's lingua franca, most Pakistanis speak their ethnic languages and the lingua franca as second. Numerous regional and provincial languages are spoken as native languages by Pakistan's various ethnolinguistic groups, with the Punjabi language having a national plurality as the first language of approximately 45 percent of
66-501: A shorthand term for the part of Europe with a predominantly Nordic population. For example, Arthur de Gobineau , the 19th-century aristocrat who published works on the pseudoscience of scientific racism , included parts of Northwestern Europe in what Leon Baradat described as his "Aryan heaven". There is close genetic affinity among some Northwest European populations, with some of these populations descending from Bell Beaker populations carrying steppe ancestry . For example,
88-665: A significant presence in the Middle East , Europe , North America , and Australia . According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs , Pakistan has the seventh-largest diaspora in the world. According to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development of the Government of Pakistan , approximately 10+ million Pakistanis live abroad, with the vast majority (over 4.7 million) residing in
110-529: A women's team. The club participated in the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament , winning consecutively in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 under the captaincy of Dad Muhammad and a side which included Muhammad Umer , the team did a tour in south India , returning unbeaten after 32 games with 24 wins and 8 draws. Karachi Kickers also took part in various invitation tournaments including the Chakola Trophy in Ernakulam ,
132-459: Is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Karachi Kickers . Pakistani Pakistanis ( Urdu : پاكِستانى قوم , romanized : Pākistānī Qaum , lit. ' Pakistani Nation ' ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan . Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country , with a population of over 241.5 million, having
154-410: Is the shalwar kameez , a unisex garment widely-worn, and national dress , of Pakistan. When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck. The dupatta is also employed as a form of modesty—although it is made of delicate material, it obscures the upper body's contours by passing over the shoulders. For Muslim women,
176-478: The 1956 constitution has led to the large-scale injection of Islam into most aspects of Pakistani culture and everyday life, which has accordingly impacted the historical values and traditions of the Muslim-majority population . Marriages and other major events are significantly impacted by regional differences in culture but generally follow Islamic jurisprudence where required. The national dress of Pakistan
198-599: The Arab countries of the Persian Gulf , with an estimated population of 4.7 million. The second-largest Pakistani diaspora resides throughout both Northwestern Europe and Western Europe , where there are an estimated 2.4 million; over half of this figure resides in the United Kingdom (see British Pakistanis ). Having one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, Pakistan's people belong to various ethnic groups, with
220-407: The Arab states of the Persian Gulf . Northwestern Europe Northwestern Europe , or Northwest Europe , is a loosely defined subregion of Europe , overlapping Northern and Western Europe . The term is used in geographic, history, and military contexts. Geographically , Northwestern Europe is given by some sources as a region which includes Great Britain , Ireland , Belgium ,
242-639: The Netherlands , Luxembourg , Northern France , parts of or all of Germany , Denmark , Norway , Sweden , and Iceland . In some works, Switzerland , Finland , and Austria are also included as part of Northwestern Europe. Under the Interreg program, funded by the European Regional Development Fund , "North-West Europe" (NWE) is a region of European Territorial Cooperation that includes Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland,
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#1732880164930264-517: The second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as 90% of the population follows Sunni Islam . A majority of around 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims . The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family ( Indo-Aryan and Iranic subfamilies). Located in South Asia , the country is also the source of a significantly large diaspora , most of whom reside in
286-819: The Nagji Memorial in Kozhikode , and the Athletic Trophy in Tellicherry in their tour. The local Indian newspapers at the time reported that Umer scored six goals in a single game in Ernakulam as well as a hattrick in Mysore. In 1958, the Karachi Kickers led by Abdul Ghafoor Majna became the first champions in the inaugural edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup defeating their city rivals Karachi Mohammedans. Between 2003 and 2008,
308-559: The Netherlands and parts of France and Germany. During the Reformation , some parts of Northwestern Europe converted to Protestantism , in a manner which differentiated the region from its Roman Catholic neighbors elsewhere in Europe. A definition of Northwestern Europe was used by some late 19th to mid-20th century anthropologists , eugenicists , and Nordicists , who used the term as
330-525: The club took part in various local tournaments in Karachi, comprising 64 teams in the first, where it recorded a 0–3 defeat against Nawab XI in the 1/8 finals. The club subsequently participated in the KASB Karachi Football League in 2008. The club made its debut in the 2008–09 PFF League , finishing third in the group A of the club leg behind Baloch Nushki and Mehran , failing to qualify for
352-409: The country after the partition of British India in 1947. Major ethnolinguistic groups in the country include Punjabis , Pashtuns , Sindhis , Saraikis , and Baloch people ; with significant numbers of Kashmiris , Brahuis , Hindkowans , Paharis , Shina people , Burusho people , Wakhis , Baltis , Chitralis , and other minorities. The existence of Pakistan as an Islamic state since
374-454: The country has the second-largest population of Muslims in the world after Indonesia . Other minority religious faiths include Hinduism , Christianity , Ahmadiyya , Sikhism , the Baháʼí Faith , Zoroastrianism , and Kalasha . Pakistan's Hindu and Christian minorities comprise the second- and third-largest religious groups in the country, respectively. The Pakistani diaspora maintains
396-500: The dupatta is a less stringent alternative to the chador or burqa . Urdu , or Lashkari (لشکری ), an Indo-Aryan language , is the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while it shares official status with English , it is the preferred and dominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic groups. It is not believed to be a language affiliated with any ethnicity and its speakers come from various backgrounds. Although Indo-Aryan in classification, its exact origins as
418-415: The exception of the latter's subregion of Baltistan , which is largely inhabited by Tibetan peoples . Pakistan also hosts an insignificant population of Dravidian peoples , the majority of whom are South Indians who trace their roots to historical princely states such as Hyderabad Deccan and are identified with the multi-ethnic community of Muhajirs ( lit. ' migrants ' ), who arrived in
440-560: The next round to promote to the Pakistan Premier League . In the next 2009–10 PFF League , the club again failed to advance to the next round after finishing second in the group C of the club leg, behind Ravi and ahead Hazara Zamindar. The club subsequently took part in inter-district tournaments in Karachi. The club's competitive records since the 2008–09 season are listed below. The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name
462-541: The overwhelming majority being native speakers of the Indo-Iranic languages . Ethnically, Indo-Aryan peoples comprise the majority of the population in the eastern provinces of Pakistani Punjab , Sindh , and Kashmir , while Iranic peoples comprise the majority in the western provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . In addition to its four provinces , Pakistan also administers two disputed territories known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan ; both territories also have an Indo-Aryan majority with
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#1732880164930484-420: The total population. Languages with more than a million speakers each include Pashto , Sindhi , Saraiki , Balochi , Brahui , and Hindko . The Pakistani dialect of English is also widely spoken throughout the country, albeit mostly in urban centres such as Islamabad and Karachi . Pakistan officially endorses Islam as a state religion . The overwhelming majority of Pakistanis identify as Muslims , and
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