The Burig, or Purik, are another group of Tibetan Muslims who live south of the Balti in Kashmir. Most of them live in Baltistan and Kargil, although significant numbers reside in Leh.

Owing to the fact that they inhabit the higher reaches of the arid Himalayas, they depend on glacial runoff for irrigatation their crops. Barley, wheat, and millet are grown where water is sufficient, notably along small rivers. The hot summer temperatures also allow for a wide variety of fruits to be raised.

Unlike the Dards and the Shina, the Burig are not nomads. They transfer their livestock from one grazing ground to another upon the arrival of autumn. During the summer months, they drive the cattle to alpine pastures, and all households own at least one female dzo, which is a cross between a cow and a yak. Milk is extracted from these animals.

Most of them are Shia Muslims by religion, although significant Sunni Muslims and a small minority of Buddhists and Bön followers reside in isolated areas. Like the Balti, they spoke an archaic Tibetan dialect.