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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Fixing &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Disambiguation_pages_with_links&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links&quot;&gt;links to disambiguation pages&lt;/a&gt;, replaced: &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=Muhajir_people&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Muhajir people (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Muhajir people&lt;/a&gt; → &lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=Muhajir_(Urdu-speaking_people)&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Muhajir (Urdu-speaking people) (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Muhajir people&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Widely-defined demographic of Indians within Pakistan}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Widely-defined demographic of Indians within Pakistan}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|border|130px]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|border|130px]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| caption          =  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| caption          =  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| pop              = &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{circa|2,000,000}}&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Pew research&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India is a top source and destination for world&#039;s migrants|url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/03/india-is-a-top-source-and-destination-for-worlds-migrants/|access-date=7 March 2017|work=Pew Research Center|date=3 March 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;The Times of India&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=More Indian migrants in Pakistan than in US: Pew report - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/more-indian-migrants-in-pakistan-than-in-us-pew-report/articleshow/57519432.cms|access-date=7 March 2017|work=The Times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (&lt;/del&gt;16,501 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Indian nationality law|Indian citizens]])&lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Gishkori&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/929229/over-280000-immigrants-living-in-pakistan-says-nisar/|title=Karachi has witnessed 43% decrease in target killing: Nisar|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|date=30 July 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|first=Zahid|last=Gishkori|quote=Interestingly, around 16,501 Indians are also living in Pakistan.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| pop              = 16,501&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Gishkori&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/929229/over-280000-immigrants-living-in-pakistan-says-nisar/|title=Karachi has witnessed 43% decrease in target killing: Nisar|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|date=30 July 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|first=Zahid|last=Gishkori|quote=Interestingly, around 16,501 Indians are also living in Pakistan.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| popplace         = Predominantly [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| popplace         = Predominantly [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| langs            = [[Hindustani language|Hindi–Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Languages of India|others]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| langs            = [[Hindustani language|Hindi–Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Languages of India|others]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| related_groups   = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| related_groups   = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Indians in Pakistan&#039;&#039;&#039; typically refers to [[Indian nationality law|Indian nationals]] working, studying or generally residing in [[Pakistan]] as [[expatriate]]s. It also includes [[Indian people|Indian]] emigrants to Pakistan &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(post-[[Partition of India|Partition]] era), &lt;/del&gt;[[Transnational marriage|Indian spouses married to Pakistanis]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, as well as Indians who have become naturalized [[Pakistani nationality law|Pakistani citizens]] and other people of [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian origin]] within Pakistan&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Indians in Pakistan&#039;&#039;&#039; typically refers to [[Indian nationality law|Indian nationals]] working, studying or generally residing in [[Pakistan]] as [[expatriate]]s. It also includes [[Indian people|Indian]] emigrants to Pakistan [[Transnational marriage|Indian spouses married to Pakistanis]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There has been a history of [[Immigration to Pakistan|immigration]] occurring between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] due to the two countries sharing a [[India–Pakistan border|common border]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Natesan|first=G.A.|title=Indian Review, Volume 58|year=1957|publisher=G.A. Natesan &amp;amp; Co|location=[[University of California]]|pages=415}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302 [[Indian people|Indians]] who were [[Illegal immigration|overstaying illegally]] in Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=India today, Volume 7|year=1982|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd|location=University of Virginia|pages=60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]] figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;outlookindia&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200305|title=Homeless In Karachi|work=[[Outlook India]]|date=29 November 1995|access-date=8 July 2012|first1=Owais|last1=Tohid|first2=Arshad|last2=Mahmud}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{better source|date=September 2020}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There has been a history of [[Immigration to Pakistan|immigration]] occurring between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] due to the two countries sharing a [[India–Pakistan border|common border]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Natesan|first=G.A.|title=Indian Review, Volume 58|year=1957|publisher=G.A. Natesan &amp;amp; Co|location=[[University of California]]|pages=415}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302 [[Indian people|Indians]] who were [[Illegal immigration|overstaying illegally]] in Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=India today, Volume 7|year=1982|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd|location=University of Virginia|pages=60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]] figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;outlookindia&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200305|title=Homeless In Karachi|work=[[Outlook India]]|date=29 November 1995|access-date=8 July 2012|first1=Owais|last1=Tohid|first2=Arshad|last2=Mahmud}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{better source &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;needed&lt;/ins&gt;|date=September 2020}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2005, the [[Government of India|Indian government]] acknowledged that there were 1,348 Indians in Pakistani jails, including civilians, [[India–Pakistan maritime trespassing|captured fishermen]], convicted criminals and [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Mahendra|first=Gaur|title=Foreign Policy Annual|year=2008|isbn=978-8178353425|pages=536–537}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India has alleged that [[Dawood Ibrahim]], a prominent Indian [[Crime boss|underworld don]], resides in the Pakistani city of Karachi, although this claim has been rejected by Pakistan. Former [[President of Pakistan]], [[Pervez Musharraf]], stated that Ibrahim is &amp;quot;held in &amp;#039;high esteem&amp;#039; by many in [Pakistan]&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/dawood-ibrahim-is-held-in-high-esteem-in-pakistan-musharraf-150213|title=Dawood Ibrahim is held in high esteem in Pakistan: Musharraf|work=NDTV|date=16 November 2011|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2008, the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Indian foreign ministry]] advised its citizens to avoid travel to Pakistan after a [[2008 Lahore suicide bombings|series of mass-suicide bombings]] in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/12/27/top17.htm|title=Indians told Pakistan &amp;#039;not safe&amp;#039; for them|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C12%5C27%5Cstory_27-12-2008_pg7_4|title=Avoid Pakistan travel, India tells citizens|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 2013, there were 1,184 Indians serving prison sentences in Pakistani jails.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1184-Indians-in-Pak-jails-says-MEA/articleshow/19890633.cms|title=1,184 Indians in Pak jails, says MEA|work=Times of India|date=5 May 2013|access-date=9 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2005, the [[Government of India|Indian government]] acknowledged that there were 1,348 Indians in Pakistani jails, including civilians, [[India–Pakistan maritime trespassing|captured fishermen]], convicted criminals and [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Mahendra|first=Gaur|title=Foreign Policy Annual|year=2008|isbn=978-8178353425|pages=536–537}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India has alleged that [[Dawood Ibrahim]], a prominent Indian [[Crime boss|underworld don]], resides in the Pakistani city of Karachi, although this claim has been rejected by Pakistan. Former [[President of Pakistan]], [[Pervez Musharraf]], stated that Ibrahim is &amp;quot;held in &amp;#039;high esteem&amp;#039; by many in [Pakistan]&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/dawood-ibrahim-is-held-in-high-esteem-in-pakistan-musharraf-150213|title=Dawood Ibrahim is held in high esteem in Pakistan: Musharraf|work=NDTV|date=16 November 2011|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2008, the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Indian foreign ministry]] advised its citizens to avoid travel to Pakistan after a [[2008 Lahore suicide bombings|series of mass-suicide bombings]] in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/12/27/top17.htm|title=Indians told Pakistan &amp;#039;not safe&amp;#039; for them|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C12%5C27%5Cstory_27-12-2008_pg7_4|title=Avoid Pakistan travel, India tells citizens|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 2013, there were 1,184 Indians serving prison sentences in Pakistani jails.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1184-Indians-in-Pak-jails-says-MEA/articleshow/19890633.cms|title=1,184 Indians in Pak jails, says MEA|work=Times of India|date=5 May 2013|access-date=9 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l29&quot;&gt;Line 29:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 28:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Josh Malihabadi]] – British Indian and later Pakistani poet (d. 1982)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Josh Malihabadi]] – British Indian and later Pakistani poet (d. 1982)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Kashmir Singh]] – Indian spy captured while operating in Pakistan (imprisoned 1973–2008)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Kashmir Singh]] – Indian spy captured while operating in Pakistan (imprisoned 1973–2008)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Kulbhushan Jadhav]] – [[Indian Navy]] officer captured near the [[Iran–Pakistan border]]; alleged to be involved in espionage and terrorism in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], Pakistan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2015377/1-watch-kulbushan-jadhavs-confession/ |website=Watch: Kulbushan Jadhav&#039;s confession |access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Timeline: How the Kulbhushan Jadhav saga unfolded |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1493236 |website=Dawn News |access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Jadhav admits working for RAW during consular access |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2047972/1-jadhav-admits-working-raw-consular-access/ |website=The Express Tribune |access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Kulbhushan Jadhav]] – &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Ex &lt;/ins&gt;[[Indian Navy]] officer captured near the [[Iran–Pakistan border]]; alleged to be involved in espionage and terrorism in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], Pakistan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2015377/1-watch-kulbushan-jadhavs-confession/ |website=Watch: Kulbushan Jadhav&#039;s confession &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|date=17 July 2019 &lt;/ins&gt;|access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Timeline: How the Kulbhushan Jadhav saga unfolded |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1493236 |website=Dawn News &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|date=17 July 2019 &lt;/ins&gt;|access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Jadhav admits working for RAW during consular access |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2047972/1-jadhav-admits-working-raw-consular-access/ |website=The Express Tribune &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|date=2 September 2019 &lt;/ins&gt;|access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Lakhbir Singh Rode]] – [[Sikhism in India|Indian Sikh]] member of the [[Khalistan Zindabad Force]], allegedly living in [[Lahore]], Pakistan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Lakhbir Singh Rode]] – [[Sikhism in India|Indian Sikh]] member of the [[Khalistan Zindabad Force]], allegedly living in [[Lahore]], Pakistan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Parminder Singh Saini]] – Indian national and [[Sikhs|Sikh]] [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani]] separatist operating in [[Canada]]; sentenced to death in Pakistan (later commuted to 10 years)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Parminder Singh Saini]] – Indian national and [[Sikhs|Sikh]] [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani]] separatist operating in [[Canada]]; sentenced to death in Pakistan (later commuted to 10 years)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Partition of India|Partition of British India]] (Division of India into [[Hindus|Hindu]]-majority [[Dominion of India|India]] and [[Muslims|Muslim]]-majority [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]])&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Partition of India|Partition of British India]] (Division of India into [[Hindus|Hindu]]-majority [[Dominion of India|India]] and [[Muslims|Muslim]]-majority [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]])&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**[[Muhajir people]] (Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India following Partition in 1947)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Muhajir (Urdu-speaking people)|&lt;/ins&gt;Muhajir people]] (Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India following Partition in 1947)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**[[Pakistanis in India]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**[[Pakistanis in India]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Hindi in Pakistan|Hindi language in Pakistan]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Hindi in Pakistan|Hindi language in Pakistan]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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* {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ہندوستانی پاکستانی عوام}}|label=none}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|border|130px]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| pop              = {{circa|2,000,000}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pew research&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India is a top source and destination for world&amp;#039;s migrants|url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/03/india-is-a-top-source-and-destination-for-worlds-migrants/|access-date=7 March 2017|work=Pew Research Center|date=3 March 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;The Times of India&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=More Indian migrants in Pakistan than in US: Pew report - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/more-indian-migrants-in-pakistan-than-in-us-pew-report/articleshow/57519432.cms|access-date=7 March 2017|work=The Times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (16,501 [[Indian nationality law|Indian citizens]])&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Gishkori&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/929229/over-280000-immigrants-living-in-pakistan-says-nisar/|title=Karachi has witnessed 43% decrease in target killing: Nisar|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|date=30 July 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|first=Zahid|last=Gishkori|quote=Interestingly, around 16,501 Indians are also living in Pakistan.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| popplace         = Predominantly [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| langs            = [[Hindustani language|Hindi–Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Languages of India|others]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rels             = {{Hlist|[[Islam]]|[[Hinduism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-01/other-news/43591999_1_diwali-deputy-high-commissioner-hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014435/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-01/other-news/43591999_1_diwali-deputy-high-commissioner-hindu|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2013|title=Indian community in Pakistan celebrates Diwali|date=1 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 November 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;|[[Sikhism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/what-it-feels-like-being-a-sikh-in-pakistan/1/330481.html|title=What it feels like being a Sikh in Pakistan|website=India Today}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
| related_groups   = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indians in Pakistan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; typically refers to [[Indian nationality law|Indian nationals]] working, studying or generally residing in [[Pakistan]] as [[expatriate]]s. It also includes [[Indian people|Indian]] emigrants to Pakistan (post-[[Partition of India|Partition]] era), [[Transnational marriage|Indian spouses married to Pakistanis]], as well as Indians who have become naturalized [[Pakistani nationality law|Pakistani citizens]] and other people of [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian origin]] within Pakistan.&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
There has been a history of [[Immigration to Pakistan|immigration]] occurring between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] due to the two countries sharing a [[India–Pakistan border|common border]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Natesan|first=G.A.|title=Indian Review, Volume 58|year=1957|publisher=G.A. Natesan &amp;amp; Co|location=[[University of California]]|pages=415}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302 [[Indian people|Indians]] who were [[Illegal immigration|overstaying illegally]] in Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=India today, Volume 7|year=1982|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd|location=University of Virginia|pages=60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]] figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;outlookindia&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200305|title=Homeless In Karachi|work=[[Outlook India]]|date=29 November 1995|access-date=8 July 2012|first1=Owais|last1=Tohid|first2=Arshad|last2=Mahmud}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{better source|date=September 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2005, the [[Government of India|Indian government]] acknowledged that there were 1,348 Indians in Pakistani jails, including civilians, [[India–Pakistan maritime trespassing|captured fishermen]], convicted criminals and [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Mahendra|first=Gaur|title=Foreign Policy Annual|year=2008|isbn=978-8178353425|pages=536–537}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India has alleged that [[Dawood Ibrahim]], a prominent Indian [[Crime boss|underworld don]], resides in the Pakistani city of Karachi, although this claim has been rejected by Pakistan. Former [[President of Pakistan]], [[Pervez Musharraf]], stated that Ibrahim is &amp;quot;held in &amp;#039;high esteem&amp;#039; by many in [Pakistan]&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/dawood-ibrahim-is-held-in-high-esteem-in-pakistan-musharraf-150213|title=Dawood Ibrahim is held in high esteem in Pakistan: Musharraf|work=NDTV|date=16 November 2011|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2008, the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Indian foreign ministry]] advised its citizens to avoid travel to Pakistan after a [[2008 Lahore suicide bombings|series of mass-suicide bombings]] in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/12/27/top17.htm|title=Indians told Pakistan &amp;#039;not safe&amp;#039; for them|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C12%5C27%5Cstory_27-12-2008_pg7_4|title=Avoid Pakistan travel, India tells citizens|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As of 2013, there were 1,184 Indians serving prison sentences in Pakistani jails.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1184-Indians-in-Pak-jails-says-MEA/articleshow/19890633.cms|title=1,184 Indians in Pak jails, says MEA|work=Times of India|date=5 May 2013|access-date=9 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notable individuals==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Josh Malihabadi]] – British Indian and later Pakistani poet (d. 1982)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kashmir Singh]] – Indian spy captured while operating in Pakistan (imprisoned 1973–2008)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kulbhushan Jadhav]] – [[Indian Navy]] officer captured near the [[Iran–Pakistan border]]; alleged to be involved in espionage and terrorism in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], Pakistan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2015377/1-watch-kulbushan-jadhavs-confession/ |website=Watch: Kulbushan Jadhav&amp;#039;s confession |access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Timeline: How the Kulbhushan Jadhav saga unfolded |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1493236 |website=Dawn News |access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Jadhav admits working for RAW during consular access |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2047972/1-jadhav-admits-working-raw-consular-access/ |website=The Express Tribune |access-date=6 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Lakhbir Singh Rode]] – [[Sikhism in India|Indian Sikh]] member of the [[Khalistan Zindabad Force]], allegedly living in [[Lahore]], Pakistan&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Parminder Singh Saini]] – Indian national and [[Sikhs|Sikh]] [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani]] separatist operating in [[Canada]]; sentenced to death in Pakistan (later commuted to 10 years)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sarabjit Singh]] – Indian national convicted for [[Terrorism in Pakistan|terrorist activity]] and [[Research and Analysis Wing|espionage]] in Pakistan (d. 2013)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;The News International 2012&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Sarabjit Singh is a terrorist: Surjeet|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-56544-Sarabjit-Singh-is-a-terrorist:-Surjeet|access-date=2 May 2013|newspaper=The News International 2012|date=29 June 2012|author=Web Edition|quote=According to the testament of his fellow spy operatives, Surjeet Singh, confirming that Sarabjit Singh is a terrorist and terrorists are neither released by India nor Pakistan....}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Voice of Journalist&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=staff|title=Sarabjit Singh, how a terrorist becomes a hero|url=http://www.voiceofjournalists.com/sarabjit-singh-how-a-terrorist-becomes-a-hero/|access-date=2 May 2013|newspaper=Voice of Journalist|date=2 May 2013&amp;lt;!-- 10:23&amp;amp;nbsp;pm--&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | title = Sarabjit Singh: Indian &amp;#039;spy&amp;#039; dies after Pakistan attack | date = 2 May 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22375650 | publisher = [[BBC News]] | access-date = 2 May 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rais Khan]] – British Indian and later Pakistani musician (d. 2017)&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Partition of India|Partition of British India]] (Division of India into [[Hindus|Hindu]]-majority [[Dominion of India|India]] and [[Muslims|Muslim]]-majority [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]])&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Muhajir people]] (Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India following Partition in 1947)&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Pakistanis in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hindi in Pakistan|Hindi language in Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bengalis in Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tamils in Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Immigration to Pakistan}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Indo-Pakistani relations}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Pakistani people of Indian descent| ]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian diaspora by country|Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Immigration to Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
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