Major DNA ancestry database now correctly lists Pakistanis as Central Asian

[SingHee]

In line with scientific research findings, people of Pakistan origin are now listed as Central Asian in one of the largest and most reputed commercially available ancestry DNA testing databases.

AncestryDNA now lists all ethnic Pakistanis in the Central Asia - South category, as this is now the accepted norm in scientific research papers. Following the same norms, Afghanistan and Tajikistan are also included in the same category. I had earlier also reported the scientific research findings and papers concerning Pakistan, but seeing it now included in a major commercial ancestry genetic test is quite interesting.

The personal DNA testing company adds the following specific details for the region:

Between the foothills of the Himalayas and the Arabian Sea lies our Central Asia—South region, which includes much of Afghanistan and Pakistan. An important crossroads for ancient civilizations, the Silk Road’s Khyber Pass is located on the Afghan-Pakistani border. The region’s modern-day culture was shaped by the Arabic-Persian civilizations who arrived approximately 1,000 years ago, beginning its rich literary heritage. Today, it is an ethnically and linguistically diverse region that includes Punjabi, Pashtun, Tajik, and other peoples. However, many of its inhabitants share the practice of Islam, strong kinship ties, and a strong sense of familial honor.

Images depicting the geographic region

 

[PakSword]

In line with scientific research findings, people of Pakistan origin are now correctly listed as Central Asian in one of the largest and most reputed commercially available ethnicity DNA testing databases.

AncestryDNA now lists all ethnic Pakistanis in the Central Asia - South category, as this is now the accepted norm in scientific research papers. Following the same norms, Afghanistan and Tajikistan are also included in the same category.

I had earlier also reported the scientific research findings and papers concerning Pakistan, but seeing it now included in a major commercial ancestry genetic tests is quite interesting.

The personal DNA testing company adds the following specific details for the region:


Images depicting the geographic region.

That's good news.

 

[GHALIB]

so indus valley civilization has now become central asian ?

 

[Baz]

I was looking for this for a long time

 

[SingHee]

so indus valley civilization has now become central asian ?

No, this only concerns the current inhabitants of Pakistan.

 

[Samlee]

Tight Slap On Desi Liberals Who Claim Pakistanis and Indians Are The Same

 

[GHALIB]

Tight Slap On Desi Liberals Who Claim Pakistanis and Indians Are The Same

tight slap ?

 

[Cookie Monster]

so indus valley civilization has now become central asian ?

Ask urself genius...where is Indus? Where were all those settlements primarily found? It doesn't matter whether the name is Pakistan or Central Asia or whatever. It is u guys who are living with our borrowed name calling urself INDIA.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

I wouldn't say "correctly". Pakistanis aren't genetically Central Asian, neither is it accurate to group 1/4th of the world population into one category "South Asians/Indians". We are geographically South Asian, genetically we form our own cluster.

 

[GHALIB]

Ask urself genius...where is Indus? Where were all those settlements primarily found? It doesn't matter whether the name is Pakistan or Central Asia or whatever. It is u guys who are living with our borrowed name calling urself INDIA.

indus valley people acquired central asian dna during turko mangol invasion

 

[Azadkashmir]

Pakistani came from mars and Zardari, by the way, is a rare species.

 

[Cookie Monster]

indus valley people acquired central asian dna during turko mangol invasion

Mixing happened all over the world as civilizations grew, expanded, splintered, and coalesced over millennia. U would be hard pressed to find any "pure" race on Earth that doesn't have any mixing.

 

[Max]

It's upto us Pakistanis what we want to call ourselves. Geographically we border Central(Afghanistan), Southern(Bharat) and Western Asia (Iran).

Officially Pakistan is consider part of Greater Middle east and Central Asia, Pakistan is also member of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC).

 

[Sine Nomine]

U would be hard pressed to find any "pure" race on Earth that doesn't have any mixing.

People of North Sentinel Island Andaman are pure race.

 

[gangsta_rap]

indus valley people acquired central asian dna during turko mangol invasion

/\ kiddo hasn't read about the hephthalites and Ahmad Hassan Dani's comments on them