Pakistan is host to the different indigenous peoples’ groups such as “Koochis,” “Rebari,” “Bakarwal,” “Kehal,” “Jogi,” “Kabootra,” “Sanyasi,” and the most famous “Kalash.” By providing them with a proper legal mechanism for the fortification of their inherited resources, culture expressions and outdated information under a thorough intellectual property framework, Pakistan can preserve the already declining population of indigenous people and create better livelihood opportunities for them. They form at present nondominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop, and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories and ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal system. Many international instruments have been in operation to support their endeavors. They make up to 15 percent of the extreme poor population of the world. Hence there is an urgency to develop laws for them.

1. Introduction
2. Cultural Ethnicities of Indigenous People: An Overview
3. Cultural Rights of Indigenous People
4. Indigenous Rights in the Context of Pakistan
5. Challenges
6. Recommendations
7. Conclusion
References

• Usman Hameed(Associate Professor in Law & Director of School of Law and Policy at the University of Management and Technology. LL.B.(U. Punjab), LL.M. (U. Sheffield), Ph.D. (Glasgow))
• Zarfishan Qaiser(Assistant Professor in Law at University Law College of the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. LL.M. & LL.B. (U. Punjab))
• Khushbakht Qaiser(Assistant Professor in Law at School of Law and Policy of the University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. LL.B.(U. Punjab), LL.M. (Coventry U.))
• Kashif Imran Zadi(Assistant Professor in Law at School of Law and Policy of the University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. LL.B. & LL.M. (U. Punjab), SJD (Zhejiang U.)) Corresponding author
• Beata Pollock(Assistant Professor in Law at School of Law and Policy of the University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. LL.M. (U. Silesia, Poland))