Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Difference between revisions

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While it is the third-largest Pakistani province in terms of both its population and [[Economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|its economy]], it is geographically the smallest.<ref name="T&F">{{cite book|last1=Claus|first1=Peter J.|last2=Diamond|first2=Sarah|last3=Ann Mills|first3=Margaret|title=South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka|date=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0415939195|page=447}}</ref> The province is home to 17.9 percent of [[Demographics of Pakistan|Pakistan's total population]]. The province is multiethnic, with the main ethnic groups being the [[Pashtuns]], [[Hindkowans]], [[Saraiki people|Saraikis]], and [[Kho people|Chitralis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-25 |title=Ethno-linguistic provinces |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/196193/ethno-linguistic-provinces |access-date= |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |quote=Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa could gain the Pashto-speaking areas of Balochistan but would lose the Hindko-speaking parts to the Hazara Province, the Siraiki-speaking areas to the Siraiki province and the Khowar and other smaller language areas to yet another province.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=April 14, 2010 |first=Kalsoom Lakhani |title=A province by any other name |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/04/14/a-province-by-any-other-name/ |access-date= |website=Foreign Policy |date=14 April 2010 |language=en-US}}</ref>