the shina (shin and gilgiti also used) are a dardic group who live in gilgit-baltistan, pakistan. they live in the gilgit region, while baltis and the burusho live in the baltistan region. they speak shina which is a dardic language. the shina migrated from central asia to south asia during the second millennium bc. some live in india, but they are still muslims like the ones in pakistan.