Overseas Pakistani

Overseas Pakistanis
Total population
3,973,549 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Saudi Arabia 1,100,000  United Kingdom 900,000  United Arab Emirates 500,000  United States 210,415  Kuwait 100,000  Oman 85,000  Canada 80,000  Germany 52,668  Qatar 52,500  France 50,000  Bahrain 45,000  Netherlands 40,000  Norway 36,400  Greece 32,500  Libya 30,000  Denmark 20,250  Australia 20,000  Hong Kong 20,000  Iran 15,500
Languages
Urdu Punjabi Pashto Languages of Pakistan
Religion
Predominantly Islam; small numbers of Christianity, Hinduism.

An overseas Pakistani is a Pakistani citizen who has migrated to another country or a person of Pakistani origin who is born outside Pakistan. There are approximately 4,000,000 Pakistanis living abroad with around one-quarter living in the Middle East and one-quarter in the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 Overseas Pakistani Division 1.1 Overseas Pakistanis Foundation 1.2 Foreign Community Welfare Attaches 1.3 National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) 2 Statistics 2.1 Australia 2.2 Canada 2.3 Denmark 2.4 Germany 2.5 Norway 2.6 United States 2.7 United Kingdom 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Overseas Pakistani Division

The term overseas Pakistani is officially recognized by the Government of Pakistan. The Overseas Pakistani Division (OPD) was created in September, 2004 within the Ministry of Labour & Manpower. Over the past 6 years it has recognized the importance of overseas Pakistanis and their contribution to the economy. Together with Community Welfare Attaches (CWAs) and the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), all three are redoubling their efforts in improving the welfare of overseas Pakistanis. The division aims at providing better services to the overseas Pakistanis through improved facilities at airports, setting up suitable schemes in housing, education and health care. Its biggest effort is facilitating the rehabilitation of returning overseas Pakistanis.

Overseas Pakistanis Foundation

Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) was established July, 1979, with its head office at Islamabad and its regional offices in all provincial capitals as well as Mirpur, Azad Kashmir. The objective of the OPF is to advance the welfare of the Pakistanis working or settled abroad and their families in Pakistan by identifying their problems and contributing to their solutions. These include health care, financial aid, foreign exchange remittance and education.

Foreign Community Welfare Attaches

Community Welfare Attaches (CWA's) are located in 16 cities around the world. There primarily function is to Establish and maintain close contacts with the foreign firms who are in need of manpower for their ventures working in different countries as well as to aid in the welfare of oversea Pakistanis. CWA's are currently located in:

• Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Doha, Qatar
• Dubai, UAE
• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Kuwait City, Kuwait
• London, England
• Manchester, England
• Milan, Italy
• Muscat, Oman
• Oslo, Norway
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Tripoli, Libya
• Seoul, South Korea

National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)

The National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis, also called NICOP, was conceived by NADRA as a project by mutual resolve of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), Ministry of Labour & Manpower, and the Interior Ministry. The scheme calls for the creation of a comprehensive database of Pakistanis who either work abroad or hold a dual nationality. The NADRA Ordinance envisages issuance of NICOP to Pakistani workers, emigrants, citizens, or Pakistanis holding dual nationality, having been registered under the NADRA Ordinance. As per this ordinance, NADRA has been entrusted with the task of registering the overseas Pakistanis. NICOP, in addition to providing the authenticity of the individual, has additional features at the same time, as the person possessing the NICOP is entitled visa-free entry in Pakistan.

Statistics

Continent / Country	Articles	Overseas Pakistani Population (excluding illegal immigrants)
Asia		72,793
Azerbaijan		200
Bangladesh		310
Brunei		500
China		653
North Korea		0
Hong Kong	South Asians in Hong Kong	20,000
Indonesia		400
Iran		11,500
Japan		12,500
Kazakhstan		500
Kyrgyzstan		360
Malaysia		10,000
Maldives		100
Myanmar		51
Nepal		46
Philippines		1,000
Russia		1,500
Singapore		1,600
South Korea		7,000
Sri Lanka		369
Tajikistan		30
Thailand		1,980
Turkmenistan		243
Uzbekistan		75
Vietnam		25
Europe		1,095,034
Austria		3,500
Belgium		14,500
Bosnia and Herzegovina		16
Bulgaria		16
Croatia		1
Cyprus		1,100
Denmark	Pakistani Danish	20,250
Finland		525
France		50,000
Germany	Pakistani German	52,668
Greece		32,500
Hungary		45
Ireland		7,000
Italy		18,624
Moldova		10
Netherlands		40,000
Norway	Pakistani Norwegian	36,400
Poland		180
Portugal		6,000
Romania		710
Serbia and Montenegro		2
Spain	Pakistani-Spaniards	2,000
Sweden		5,250
Switzerland		2,415
Turkey		38
United Kingdom	Pakistani Briton	Over 900,000 861,000 (2006)[1] 31,793 (2001)[2] 8,287 (2001)[3] 666 (2001)[4]
Others		1620
Americas		851,385
Argentina		30
Bolivia		50
Brazil		180
Canada	Pakistani Canadian	90,000[5] - 250,000
Chile		200
Colombia		10
Mexico		150
Paraguay		12
Peru		250
Suriname		3
United States	Pakistani American	210,245[6]
Africa		37,964
Algeria		34
Botswana		160
Comoros		11
Djibouti		30
Egypt		415
Ghana		152
Kenya		1,862
Libya		30,000
Madagascar		11
Mauritius		43
Morocco		38
Niger		62
Nigeria		292
Senegal		26
Seychelles		5
South Africa		2,500
Sudan		200
Tanzania		950
Zimbabwe		400
Others		773
Oceania		23,000
Australia	Pakistani Australian	20,000
New Zealand		3,000
Middle East		1,893,373
Bahrain		45,000
Iraq		456
Jordan		8,000
Kuwait		100,000
Lebanon		700
Oman		85,000
Qatar		52,000
Saudi Arabia		1,100,000
Syria		517
UAE		500,000
Yemen		700
Others		500
Total Overseas Pakistani Population		3,973,549

Australia

See Pakistani Australians

Approximately 20,000 Pakistanis reside in Australia, with the majority living in Sydney. Some prominent Pakistani Australians include Irfan Yusuf and Faheem Khalid Lodhi.

Canada

See Pakistani Canadians

90,000 Pakistanis reside in Canada, and have been said as being the most successful group of Pakistani expatriates abroad. Some prominent Pakistani Canadians include Wajid Khan, Yasmeen Ghauri, Merella Fernandez, Sitara Hewitt and Zarqa Nawaz.

Denmark

See Pakistani Danish

Germany

See Pakistani German

Norway

See Pakistani Norwegians

36,400 Pakistanis reside in Norway, and is thus one of Norway's largest ethnic minorities and largest immigrant group, ahead of Swedes. Some prominent Pakistani Norwegians include Zahid Ali, Mah-Rukh Ali and Deeyah.

United States

See Pakistani Americans

The official population of Pakistanis in the United States was 200,000 in 2001. However, present day estimates are that the population has risen to as high as 300,000. Pakistani Americans have been very successful and have also led the way in investment in Pakistan among expatriates. Some prominent Pakistani Americans include Martin Bashir, Bohemia and Rob Asghar.

United Kingdom

See Pakistani British

The Pakistani British population is the largest outside of Asia, and makes up the second largest group of Asian Britons, there are around four times more Pakistanis in the UK than USA with there being larger communities in London and Birmingham than the entire US.

See also

• NADRA
• Diaspora
• Demographics of Pakistan

References

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs Division
• Pakistan Citizenship Law
• www.asiapacific.ca
• www.census.gov
• Census Profile: New York City’s Pakistani American Population
• www.saalt.org
• Pakistani Americans www.aopp.org

External links

• National Database and Registration Authority
• An outline of the immigration pattern of the Pakistani community in Britain

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