Editing Karachi (section)

==== Zoroastrianism ====

Karachi's affluent and influential [[Zoroastrian|Parsis]] have lived in the region in the 12th century, though the modern community dates from the mid 19th century when they served as military contractors and commissariat agents to the British.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hinnells |first1=John |title=The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-151350-3 |page=199 |date=28 April 2005}}</ref> Further waves of Parsi immigrants from [[Persia]] settled in the city in the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hinnells |first1=John |title=The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-151350-3 |page=202 |date=28 April 2005}}</ref> The population of Parsis in Karachi and throughout South Asia is in continuous decline due to low birth-rates and migration to Western countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why is India's wealthy Parsi community vanishing? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35219331 |access-date=17 November 2016 |publisher=BBC |date=9 January 2016 |archive-date=20 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120095149/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35219331 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, according to the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], approximately 1,435 [[Parsis]] are left in Karachi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/pcr/table_9.pdf}}</ref>