Hindkowans

[7] There is no generic name for the speakers of Hindko because they belong to diverse ethnic groups and tend to identify themselves by the larger families or castes.

[9] The other Hindko speakers include the Sayyids, Awans, Mughals, Malik, Tanolis, Swatis, Turks, Qureshis and Gujjars.

[12][13] Those Hindko speakers, mainly Hindu and Sikhs, who after the partition of India migrated to the independent republic, occasionally identify with the broader Punjabi community;[14] these Hindkowans reside the Indian states of Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir.

[2][6][29] In the medieval era of the Indian subcontinent, the Hindko speakers of Peshawar practiced Hinduism; the Aroras were among the castes who inhabited that area.

[9] The other Hindko speakers include the Sayyids, Awans, Mughals, Malik, Raja, kumar, khatri, sethi, Tanolis, Swatis, Turks, Qureshis and Gujjars.

With the exodus of the Hindko-speaking Hindus and Sikhs after partition and the consequent influx of Pashtuns into the vacated areas of the urban economy, there have been signs of a shift towards Pashto.