Prayer Points
Pray for the Christian community
Pakistan’s Christians include long-established communities as well as newer churches and fellowships. Many are poor and face discrimination. Pray for pastors, families, children, Christian schools and ministries, and Christian Believers who live with fear.
Father, surround Your people in Pakistan. Give them protection, provision, and spiritual fruitfulness.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.
Psalm 125:2
Pray for those facing religious pressure
Blasphemy accusations can lead to prosecution and mob violence. In 2023, mobs in Jaranwala burned more than 20 churches and many Christian homes. A national human rights body found that at least 450 people had been falsely accused of blasphemy in a scheme of blackmail and extortion. Christians, Hindus, Ahmadis, and other minorities have all been affected.
Lord, be a stronghold for every family living with fear because of their faith, and give wisdom to Christians navigating difficult circumstances.
The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.
Nahum 1:7
Pray for families hit by floods
In August 2025, floods killed at least 900 people and displaced around four million, three years after the devastating 2022 floods. Pray for farmers, families rebuilding along the rivers, and those whose livelihoods depend on the land.
Father, You are mightier than the floodwaters. Restore what has been lost, and let Christian compassion reach people long after the headlines fade.
The Lord on high is mightier Than the noise of many waters, Than the mighty waves of the sea.
Psalm 93:4
Pray for the Gospel through relationships
Where openly proclaiming another faith can create serious danger, relationships become especially important. Pray for Christian neighbors, teachers, doctors, colleagues, and friends whose lives show integrity, compassion, and love.
Lord Jesus, let people encounter You through the character of Your followers.
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
Pray for disciples who make disciples
Pray for mature Pakistani Christians who can disciple younger Christian Believers: Bible teachers, pastors, women discipling women, parents discipling children, and young Christians learning to explain their faith wisely.
Father, multiply faithful disciples in Pakistan, and establish the work of Your people.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Matthew 28:19
Capital: Islamabad
Religions: Muslim 96.4%, Hindu 1.6%, Christian 1.4%, others less than 1% (2023 census)
Official languages: Urdu and English
Major regional languages: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki, and others
People groups: 773
Unreached people groups: 765
Unreached frontier people groups: 727
Pakistan stretches from the Arabian Sea in the south to some of the world’s highest mountains in the north. The Indus River runs through the heart of the country, connecting farming communities, historic cities, and some of its most densely populated regions. From Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the plains of Punjab, the deserts of Sindh and Balochistan, and the great cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, it is home to many peoples and cultures.
Punjabis
The largest ethnolinguistic community, living across Punjab’s cities, villages, and farmland.
Pashtuns
Concentrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan.
Sindhis
With a distinctive heritage centered on the Indus Valley.
Baloch
Living across the vast mountains and deserts of Balochistan.
Saraiki speakers
Across much of southern Punjab and nearby areas.
Mountain peoples
The Balti, Shina, Burusho, Wakhi, Kalash, and others of the far north.
Afghans
Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades. More than a million Afghans returned from Pakistan during 2025, many of them under pressure, while large Afghan communities remain.
Within each of these peoples are many castes and clans, which is why Pakistan is counted as having hundreds of distinct people groups.
Of Pakistan’s 773 people groups, 765 are unreached and 727 are frontier. More than 99% of Pakistanis live in unreached groups.
Islam is deeply woven into Pakistan’s national and cultural identity. For most Pakistanis, faith is not a private matter but is bound up with family, community, and everyday life, so even considering Jesus Christ can carry enormous social consequences.
Pakistan’s laws place significant restrictions on religious expression. Blasphemy laws, discrimination, and mob violence affect Christians, Hindus, Ahmadis, and other minorities.
Pakistan has churches, Christian schools, hospitals, and generations of Christian families. Yet most of Pakistan’s Christians come from a small number of communities, and their witness rarely reaches across the lines of caste, language, and religion. Millions know Christians without ever understanding what they believe about Jesus Christ. Many have never opened a Bible, and many young people asking questions about faith have no one they trust enough to ask.
Language and distance add to the challenge. Scripture and Christian resources are needed in Urdu and in Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki, and many other languages, and communities in the mountains and in Balochistan are hard to reach.
Pray for those seeking truth
Pray for Pakistanis with questions about God, eternity, suffering, and forgiveness, that their searching would lead them to Jesus Christ.
Father, let those who seek You find You in Jesus Christ.
Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility.
Zephaniah 2:3
Pray for the Punjabi people
Pray for the millions of Punjabis in cities, villages, and farming communities, and for Scripture and teaching in the language they understand most naturally.
Lord, let Your name be declared and exalted among Punjabi families.
And in that day you will say: ‘Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.’
Isaiah 12:4
Pray for the Pashtun people
Pray for Pashtun families, tribal communities, students, and young adults, especially in areas affected by insecurity, displacement, and economic hardship.
Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace, bring Your peace to Pashtun homes and communities.
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
Pray for the Baloch and the mountain peoples
Pray for the Baloch, for families in remote settlements across Balochistan, and for the peoples of the high mountain valleys of the north.
Father, bring spiritual life to places that seem isolated and dry.
I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water.
Isaiah 41:18
Pray for Afghan families
Pray for Afghan families facing uncertainty, for those who have returned to Afghanistan and those who remain, and for children whose lives have been shaped by displacement.
Father, deliver the needy and protect those who have no helper.
For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper.
Psalm 72:12
Pray for young Pakistanis
Pakistan has an enormous young population. Pray for students and young adults in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and every village, and for Christian content in Urdu and Pakistan’s many languages.
Lord, let young Pakistanis encounter Your Word and find salvation in Jesus Christ.
and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:15
Father,
You know Pakistan: the mountains of the north, the plains of Punjab, the deserts of Sindh and Balochistan, Karachi beside the sea, the streets of Lahore, and every village along the Indus. You know every language, every family, every child, every refugee, every Christian, and every person who has never clearly heard the Gospel.
Lord Jesus, make Yourself known. Strengthen Your Church, protect Christian Believers who face pressure, and give courage to pastors and Christian leaders. Give wisdom to those who share the Gospel and protection to vulnerable families. Comfort those affected by floods, violence, and displacement, and give hope to Afghan families facing uncertain futures.
Raise up young Pakistani disciples who will follow You faithfully. Open doors for Your Word to reach people in their own languages, and let the people of Pakistan discover the mercy, forgiveness, and salvation found in Jesus Christ. May those who have never heard finally hear.
In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
