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	\| group = Pakistanis in India		\| group = Pakistanis in India
	~~\| native_name = {{plainlist\|~~
	* {{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|پاکستانی ہندوستانی عوام}}\|label=none}}
	* {{lang-hi\|पाकिस्तानी भारतीय लोग\|label=none}}
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	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| image = ~~[[File:Flag of Pakistan.svg\|border\|130px]]~~		\| image =
	~~[[File:Flag of India.svg\|border\|130px]]~~
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| pop =		\| pop = 918,982
	\| popplace = Predominantly [[~~North~~ India\|~~Northern India~~]]		\| total_year = 2011 census<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Khan\|first=Naimat\|date=2 October 2020\|title=Pakistani Hindus migrating to India for new life often return home disappointed\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10671/download/13783/DS-0000-D01-MDDS.XLSX\|website=[[Indian Govt]]\|language=en}}</ref>
	\| langs = [[~~Hindustani~~ language\|~~Urdu–Hindi~~]], [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Languages of Pakistan\|others]]		\| total_source =
	\| rels = {{Hlist\|[[Hinduism]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Khan\|first=Naimat\|date=2 October 2020\|title=Pakistani Hindus migrating to India for new life often return home disappointed\|url=https://arab.news/vt3rk\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215231134/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1743311/world\|archive-date=15 December 2020\|access-date=25 January 2021\|website=[[Arab News]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Abi-Habib\|first=Maria\|date=5 October 2019\|title=Hard Times Have Pakistani Hindus Looking to India, Where Some Find Only Disappointment\|language=en-US\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-hindu-india-modi.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=25 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102204537/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-hindu-india-modi.html\|archive-date=2 January 2021\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=28 October 2015\|title=Why Pakistani Hindus leave their homes for India\|language=en-GB\|work=[[BBC News]]\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34645370\|url-status=live\|access-date=25 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162729/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34645370\|archive-date=24 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Butt\|first=Kiran\|date=11 September 2020\|title=With shattered dreams, 14 Pakistani Hindus return home\|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/with-shattered-dreams-14-pakistani-hindus-return-home/1969747\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101200725/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/with-shattered-dreams-14-pakistani-hindus-return-home/1969747\|archive-date=1 January 2021\|access-date=25 January 2021\|website=[[Anadolu Agency]]}}</ref>\|[[Sikhism]]<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Tripathi\|first=Rahul\|date=3 September 2020\|title=About 450 Pakistani Hindus, Sikhs await nod to return to India, apply for citizenship\|work=[[The Economic Times]]\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/about-450-pakistani-hindus-sikhs-await-nod-to-return-to-india-apply-for-citizenship/articleshow/77902768.cms?from=mdr\|url-status=live\|access-date=25 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125182941/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/about-450-pakistani-hindus-sikhs-await-nod-to-return-to-india-apply-for-citizenship/articleshow/77902768.cms?from=mdr\|archive-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>\|[[Islam]]}}		\| popplace = Predominantly [[Northern India]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana\|Hyderabad]] and [[Chennai]]
	\| related_groups = [[~~Overseas Pakistani\|~~Pakistani diaspora]]		\| langs = [[Sindhi language\|Sindhi]], [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], [[Hindustani language\|Hindustani]], [[Brahui language\|Brahui]], [[Languages of Pakistan\|others]]
			\| rels = Predominantly {{Hlist\|[[Hinduism]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Khan\|first=Naimat\|date=2 October 2020\|title=Pakistani Hindus migrating to India for new life often return home disappointed\|url=https://arab.news/vt3rk\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215231134/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1743311/world\|archive-date=15 December 2020\|access-date=25 January 2021\|website=[[Arab News]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Abi-Habib\|first=Maria\|date=5 October 2019\|title=Hard Times Have Pakistani Hindus Looking to India, Where Some Find Only Disappointment\|language=en-US\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-hindu-india-modi.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=25 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102204537/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-hindu-india-modi.html\|archive-date=2 January 2021\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=28 October 2015\|title=Why Pakistani Hindus leave their homes for India\|language=en-GB\|work=[[BBC News]]\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34645370\|url-status=live\|access-date=25 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162729/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34645370\|archive-date=24 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Butt\|first=Kiran\|date=11 September 2020\|title=With shattered dreams, 14 Pakistani Hindus return home\|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/with-shattered-dreams-14-pakistani-hindus-return-home/1969747\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101200725/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/with-shattered-dreams-14-pakistani-hindus-return-home/1969747\|archive-date=1 January 2021\|access-date=25 January 2021\|website=[[Anadolu Agency]]}}</ref> and \|[[Sikhism]]<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Tripathi\|first=Rahul\|date=3 September 2020\|title=About 450 Pakistani Hindus, Sikhs await nod to return to India, apply for citizenship\|work=[[The Economic Times]]\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/about-450-pakistani-hindus-sikhs-await-nod-to-return-to-india-apply-for-citizenship/articleshow/77902768.cms?from=mdr\|url-status=live\|access-date=25 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125182941/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/about-450-pakistani-hindus-sikhs-await-nod-to-return-to-india-apply-for-citizenship/articleshow/77902768.cms?from=mdr\|archive-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
			\| Minority [[Islam]]}}
			\| related_groups = [[Pakistani diaspora]]
	}}		}}
	'''Pakistanis in India''' primarily consist of [[Hinduism in Pakistan\|Pakistani Hindus]] and [[Sikhism in Pakistan\|Sikhs]] who seek ~~[[Indian nationality law\|Indian citizenship]] and~~ permanent settlement in ~~[[India]].~~
	~~However, by extension, this figure also includes ethnic Pakistanis who migrated to~~ the [[~~Dominion~~ of India]] ~~from~~ [[~~Dominion of Pakistan~~\|~~Pakistan~~]] ~~following the [[Partition of India\|Partition of British India]] in 1947~~.<ref>{{cite news\|author=IANS\|first=\|date=13 March 2012\|title=Over 700 Pakistanis got Indian citizenship\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-13/india/31158920_1_indian-citizenship-pakistanis-applications\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=2012-06-07}}{{~~Dead~~ link\|date=~~January 2021~~}}</ref> Others include [[Muslims\|Muslim]] [[Pakistani nationality law\|Pakistani nationals]] who desire Indian citizenship or seek to work in ~~India~~ as [[Expatriate\|expatriates]].<ref name="Dawn">{{citation\|title=Adnan Sami reveals why he took Indian citizenship \|periodical=Dawn\|date=2016-12-07\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176708}}</ref> In December 2015, [[British Pakistanis\|Anglo–Pakistani]] singer [[Adnan Sami]] became a ~~naturalized~~ Indian citizen after living in India on an extended [[Travel visa\|visitor visa]] since 2001.<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation\|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami \|periodical=The Indian Express\|date=2016-01-02\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref> The state of [[Maharashtra]] has witnessed a six-fold increase in applications for Indian citizenship from Pakistani nationals following the relaxation and simplification of immigration rules in December 2017. The primary purpose of these applications was a result of [[Transnational marriage\|cross-border marriages]], which have resulted in spouses waiting for citizenship for close to a decade.<ref name="Times of India">{{citation\|title=Eased ~~immigrats rule~~ in India~~\|periodical=Times of India~~\|date=2018-11-11\|~~access-date~~=~~2018-11-11~~\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eased-immigration-rules-give-pak-brides-in-india-a-ticket-to-travel/articleshow/66572780.cms}}</ref>		'''Pakistanis in India''' primarily consist of [[Hinduism in Pakistan\|Pakistani Hindus]] and [[Sikhism in Pakistan\|Sikhs]] who seek permanent settlement in the [[Republic of India]] via [[Indian nationality law\|Indian citizenship]].<ref>{{cite news\|author=IANS\|first=\|date=13 March 2012\|title=Over 700 Pakistanis got Indian citizenship\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-13/india/31158920_1_indian-citizenship-pakistanis-applications\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=2012-06-07}}{{dead link\|date=October 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> Others include [[Muslims\|Muslim]] [[Pakistani nationality law\|Pakistani nationals]] who desire Indian citizenship or seek to work in the Indian Republic as [[Expatriate\|expatriates]].<ref name="Dawn">{{citation\|title=Adnan Sami reveals why he took Indian citizenship \|periodical=Dawn\|date=2016-12-07\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176708}}</ref> In December 2015, [[British Pakistanis\|Anglo–Pakistani]] singer [[Adnan Sami]] became a naturalised Indian citizen after living in India on an extended [[Travel visa\|visitor visa]] since 2001.<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation\|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami \|periodical=The Indian Express\|date=2016-01-02\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref> The state of [[Maharashtra]] has witnessed a six-fold increase in applications for Indian citizenship from Pakistani nationals following the relaxation and simplification of immigration rules in December 2017. The primary purpose of these applications was a result of [[Transnational marriage\|cross-border marriages]], which have resulted in spouses waiting for citizenship for close to a decade.<ref name="Times of India">{{citation \|title=Eased immigration rules give Pak brides in India a ticket to travel \|date=2018-11-11 \|periodical=Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eased-immigration-rules-give-pak-brides-in-india-a-ticket-to-travel/articleshow/66572780.cms \|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref>

	Additionally, there are also an estimated 761 Pakistani nationals imprisoned within Indian jails, most of them serving their terms on charges of [[India–Pakistan relations\|espionage and terror-related crimes]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/606330\|title=761 Pakistanis in Indian jails, NA told\|date=2011-02-14\|website=DAWN.COM\|language=en\|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>		Additionally, there are also an estimated 761 Pakistani nationals imprisoned within Indian jails, most of them serving their terms on charges of [[India–Pakistan relations\|espionage and terror-related crimes]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/606330\|title=761 Pakistanis in Indian jails, NA told\|date=2011-02-14\|website=DAWN.COM\|language=en\|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>

	There are an extensive number of Pakistanis [[Illegal immigration to India\|illegally overstaying in India]]. In 2017, 250 illegal Pakistani immigrants were deported from India.<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/250-pakistani-nationals-1-750-bangladeshis-deported-from-india-in-last-3-years/story-Ja2VfyWDD5wPhhSGZcfRrL.html\|title=250 Pakistani nationals, 1,750 Bangladeshis deported from India in last 3 years\|date=2017-03-29\|website=hindustantimes.com\|language=en\|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>		There are an extensive number of Pakistanis [[Illegal immigration to India\|illegally overstaying in India]]. In 2017, 250 illegal Pakistani immigrants were deported from India.<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/250-pakistani-nationals-1-750-bangladeshis-deported-from-india-in-last-3-years/story-Ja2VfyWDD5wPhhSGZcfRrL.html\|title=250 Pakistani nationals, 1,750 Bangladeshis deported from India in last 3 years\|date=2017-03-29\|website=hindustantimes.com\|language=en\|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>

			According to a report in the Pakistani newspaper [[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]], over 5,000 [[Hinduism in Pakistan\|Pakistani Hindus]] migrate to India annually as [[Refugee\|refugees]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1105830 \| title=5,000 Hindus migrating to India every year, NA told \| date=13 May 2014 }}</ref>

	==Notable individuals==		==Notable individuals==
	* Hindu Singh Sodha, Human rights and refugee rights activist		* [[Ram Singh Sodho]], former member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref name="Tribune">{{citation\|title=Hindu lawmaker resigns, settles in India\|periodical=The Express Tribune\|date=2011-01-31\|access-date=2011-02-01\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/111306/hindu-lawmaker-resigns-settles-in-india/}}</ref>
	*[[Ram Singh Sodho]], former member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref name="Tribune">{{citation\|title=Hindu lawmaker resigns, settles in India\|periodical=The Express Tribune\|date=2011-01-31\|access-date=2011-02-01\|url=~~http~~://tribune.com.pk/story/111306/hindu-lawmaker-resigns-settles-in-india/}}</ref>		*[[Arjun Das Bugti]], politician from Balochistan and former Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly
	* [[Adnan Sami]], [[Pakistan]]-born musician<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation\|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami \|periodical=The Indian Express\|date=2016-01-02\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref>		* [[Adnan Sami]], [[Pakistan]]-born musician<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation\|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami \|periodical=The Indian Express\|date=2016-01-02\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
			{{Portal\|Pakistan\|India}}
			* [[India–Pakistan relations]]
			* [[Baloch people in India]]
			* [[Sindhis in India]]
	* [[Indians in Pakistan]]		* [[Indians in Pakistan]]
	*[[Partition of India]]		* [[Partition of India]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==Notable individuals==		==Notable individuals==
			* Hindu Singh Sodha, Human rights and refugee rights activist
	*[[Ram Singh Sodho]], former member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref name="Tribune">{{citation\|title=Hindu lawmaker resigns, settles in India\|periodical=The Express Tribune\|date=2011-01-31\|access-date=2011-02-01\|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/111306/hindu-lawmaker-resigns-settles-in-india/}}</ref>		*[[Ram Singh Sodho]], former member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref name="Tribune">{{citation\|title=Hindu lawmaker resigns, settles in India\|periodical=The Express Tribune\|date=2011-01-31\|access-date=2011-02-01\|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/111306/hindu-lawmaker-resigns-settles-in-india/}}</ref>
	* [[Adnan Sami]], [[Pakistan]]-born musician<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation\|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami \|periodical=The Indian Express\|date=2016-01-02\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref>		* [[Adnan Sami]], [[Pakistan]]-born musician<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation\|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami \|periodical=The Indian Express\|date=2016-01-02\|access-date=2018-11-10\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref>
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{{short description|Widely-defined demographic of Pakistanis within India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Pakistanis in India
| native_name = {{plainlist|
* {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|پاکستانی ہندوستانی عوام}}|label=none}}
* {{lang-hi|पाकिस्तानी भारतीय लोग|label=none}}
}}
| native_name_lang =
| image = [[File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|border|130px]]
[[File:Flag of India.svg|border|130px]]
| caption =
| pop =
| popplace = Predominantly [[North India|Northern India]]
| langs = [[Hindustani language|Urdu–Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Languages of Pakistan|others]]
| rels = {{Hlist|[[Hinduism]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Naimat|date=2 October 2020|title=Pakistani Hindus migrating to India for new life often return home disappointed|url=https://arab.news/vt3rk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215231134/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1743311/world|archive-date=15 December 2020|access-date=25 January 2021|website=[[Arab News]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Abi-Habib|first=Maria|date=5 October 2019|title=Hard Times Have Pakistani Hindus Looking to India, Where Some Find Only Disappointment|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-hindu-india-modi.html|url-status=live|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102204537/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/asia/pakistan-hindu-india-modi.html|archive-date=2 January 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=28 October 2015|title=Why Pakistani Hindus leave their homes for India|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34645370|url-status=live|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162729/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34645370|archive-date=24 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Butt|first=Kiran|date=11 September 2020|title=With shattered dreams, 14 Pakistani Hindus return home|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/with-shattered-dreams-14-pakistani-hindus-return-home/1969747|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101200725/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/with-shattered-dreams-14-pakistani-hindus-return-home/1969747|archive-date=1 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021|website=[[Anadolu Agency]]}}</ref>|[[Sikhism]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tripathi|first=Rahul|date=3 September 2020|title=About 450 Pakistani Hindus, Sikhs await nod to return to India, apply for citizenship|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/about-450-pakistani-hindus-sikhs-await-nod-to-return-to-india-apply-for-citizenship/articleshow/77902768.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125182941/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/about-450-pakistani-hindus-sikhs-await-nod-to-return-to-india-apply-for-citizenship/articleshow/77902768.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>|[[Islam]]}}
| related_groups = [[Overseas Pakistani|Pakistani diaspora]]
}}
'''Pakistanis in India''' primarily consist of [[Hinduism in Pakistan|Pakistani Hindus]] and [[Sikhism in Pakistan|Sikhs]] who seek [[Indian nationality law|Indian citizenship]] and permanent settlement in [[India]].
However, by extension, this figure also includes ethnic Pakistanis who migrated to the [[Dominion of India]] from [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]] following the [[Partition of India|Partition of British India]] in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|author=IANS|first=|date=13 March 2012|title=Over 700 Pakistanis got Indian citizenship|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-13/india/31158920_1_indian-citizenship-pakistanis-applications|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-06-07}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021}}</ref> Others include [[Muslims|Muslim]] [[Pakistani nationality law|Pakistani nationals]] who desire Indian citizenship or seek to work in India as [[Expatriate|expatriates]].<ref name="Dawn">{{citation|title=Adnan Sami reveals why he took Indian citizenship |periodical=Dawn|date=2016-12-07|access-date=2018-11-10|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176708}}</ref> In December 2015, [[British Pakistanis|Anglo–Pakistani]] singer [[Adnan Sami]] became a naturalized Indian citizen after living in India on an extended [[Travel visa|visitor visa]] since 2001.<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami |periodical=The Indian Express|date=2016-01-02|access-date=2018-11-10|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref> The state of [[Maharashtra]] has witnessed a six-fold increase in applications for Indian citizenship from Pakistani nationals following the relaxation and simplification of immigration rules in December 2017. The primary purpose of these applications was a result of [[Transnational marriage|cross-border marriages]], which have resulted in spouses waiting for citizenship for close to a decade.<ref name="Times of India">{{citation|title=Eased immigrats rule in India|periodical=Times of India|date=2018-11-11|access-date=2018-11-11|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eased-immigration-rules-give-pak-brides-in-india-a-ticket-to-travel/articleshow/66572780.cms}}</ref>

Additionally, there are also an estimated 761 Pakistani nationals imprisoned within Indian jails, most of them serving their terms on charges of [[India–Pakistan relations|espionage and terror-related crimes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/606330|title=761 Pakistanis in Indian jails, NA told|date=2011-02-14|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>

There are an extensive number of Pakistanis [[Illegal immigration to India|illegally overstaying in India]]. In 2017, 250 illegal Pakistani immigrants were deported from India.<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/250-pakistani-nationals-1-750-bangladeshis-deported-from-india-in-last-3-years/story-Ja2VfyWDD5wPhhSGZcfRrL.html|title=250 Pakistani nationals, 1,750 Bangladeshis deported from India in last 3 years|date=2017-03-29|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>

==Notable individuals==
*[[Ram Singh Sodho]], former member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]<ref name="Tribune">{{citation|title=Hindu lawmaker resigns, settles in India|periodical=The Express Tribune|date=2011-01-31|access-date=2011-02-01|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/111306/hindu-lawmaker-resigns-settles-in-india/}}</ref>
* [[Adnan Sami]], [[Pakistan]]-born musician<ref name="The Indian Express">{{citation|title=Pakistani legend Adnan Sami |periodical=The Indian Express|date=2016-01-02|access-date=2018-11-10|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/pakistani-singer-adnan-sami-receives-indian-citizenship-certificate/}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indians in Pakistan]]
*[[Partition of India]]

==References==
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{{Immigration to India}}
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