Due to religious tensions, emigration between Punjabi people started far before the partition and dependable records [REF].
A 2007 estimate places the total population of Punjabi Muslims to be about 90 million (~75% of all Punjabis), with 97% of Punjabis who live in Pakistan following Islam, in contrast to Punjabi Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus who predominantly live in India [REF].