When predominantly Muslim Pakistan separated from India in 1947, it
became the first modern state to be founded on the basis of religion. Each
day, millions of Pakistani Muslims pray while facing Islam’s holy city
of Mecca (Makkah), Saudi Arabia. There are three major Muslim sects in
Pakistan. About two-thirds of the people are Sunni, about one-sixth are
Shia, and just under 4 per cent are Ahmadi. Most members of the Ahmadi
sect are Punjabis, who comprise the largest ethnic group in Pakistan.
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