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{{short description|Widely-defined demographic of Indians within Pakistan}}
{{short description|Widely-defined demographic of Indians within Pakistan}}
{{see also|Muhajir people}}
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| pop              = {{circa|2,000,000}}<ref name="Pew research">{{cite news|title=India is a top source and destination for world'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}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{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}}</ref> (16,501 [[Indian nationality law|Indian citizens]])<ref name="Gishkori">{{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.}}</ref>
| pop              = 16,501<ref name="Gishkori">{{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.}}</ref>
| popplace        = Predominantly [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]]
| popplace        = Predominantly [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Sindh]]
| langs            = [[Hindustani language|Hindi–Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Languages of India|others]]
| langs            = [[Hindustani language|Hindi–Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Languages of India|others]]
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| related_groups  = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]
| related_groups  = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]
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'''Indians in Pakistan''' 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.
'''Indians in Pakistan''' 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]].


==History==
==History==
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]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Natesan|first=G.A.|title=Indian Review, Volume 58|year=1957|publisher=G.A. Natesan & Co|location=[[University of California]]|pages=415}}</ref> Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302 [[Indian people|Indians]] who were [[Illegal immigration|overstaying illegally]] in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite book|title=India today, Volume 7|year=1982|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd|location=University of Virginia|pages=60}}</ref> According to [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]] figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].<ref name="outlookindia">{{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}}</ref>{{better source|date=September 2020}}
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]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Natesan|first=G.A.|title=Indian Review, Volume 58|year=1957|publisher=G.A. Natesan & Co|location=[[University of California]]|pages=415}}</ref> Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302 [[Indian people|Indians]] who were [[Illegal immigration|overstaying illegally]] in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite book|title=India today, Volume 7|year=1982|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Ltd|location=University of Virginia|pages=60}}</ref> According to [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]] figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].<ref name="outlookindia">{{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}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2020}}


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]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mahendra|first=Gaur|title=Foreign Policy Annual|year=2008|isbn=978-8178353425|pages=536–537}}</ref> 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 "held in 'high esteem' by many in [Pakistan]".<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/12/27/top17.htm|title=Indians told Pakistan 'not safe' for them|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> As of 2013, there were 1,184 Indians serving prison sentences in Pakistani jails.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mahendra|first=Gaur|title=Foreign Policy Annual|year=2008|isbn=978-8178353425|pages=536–537}}</ref> 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 "held in 'high esteem' by many in [Pakistan]".<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.dawn.com/2008/12/27/top17.htm|title=Indians told Pakistan 'not safe' for them|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=27 December 2008|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> As of 2013, there were 1,184 Indians serving prison sentences in Pakistani jails.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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* [[Josh Malihabadi]] – British Indian and later Pakistani poet (d. 1982)
* [[Josh Malihabadi]] – British Indian and later Pakistani poet (d. 1982)
* [[Kashmir Singh]] – Indian spy captured while operating in Pakistan (imprisoned 1973–2008)
* [[Kashmir Singh]] – Indian spy captured while operating in Pakistan (imprisoned 1973–2008)
* [[Kulbhushan Jadhav]] – [[Indian Navy]] officer captured near the [[Iran–Pakistan border]]; alleged to be involved in espionage and terrorism in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], Pakistan<ref>{{cite web |title=The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2015377/1-watch-kulbushan-jadhavs-confession/ |website=Watch: Kulbushan Jadhav's confession |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
* [[Kulbhushan Jadhav]] – Ex [[Indian Navy]] officer captured near the [[Iran–Pakistan border]]; alleged to be involved in espionage and terrorism in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], Pakistan<ref>{{cite web |title=The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2015377/1-watch-kulbushan-jadhavs-confession/ |website=Watch: Kulbushan Jadhav's confession |date=17 July 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Timeline: How the Kulbhushan Jadhav saga unfolded |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1493236 |website=Dawn News |date=17 July 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{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 |date=2 September 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[Lakhbir Singh Rode]] – [[Sikhism in India|Indian Sikh]] member of the [[Khalistan Zindabad Force]], allegedly living in [[Lahore]], Pakistan
* [[Lakhbir Singh Rode]] – [[Sikhism in India|Indian Sikh]] member of the [[Khalistan Zindabad Force]], allegedly living in [[Lahore]], Pakistan
* [[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)
* [[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)
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[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]])
* [[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]])
**[[Muhajir people]] (Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India following Partition in 1947)
**[[Muhajir (Urdu-speaking people)|Muhajir people]] (Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India following Partition in 1947)
**[[Pakistanis in India]]
**[[Pakistanis in India]]
* [[Hindi in Pakistan|Hindi language in Pakistan]]
* [[Hindi in Pakistan|Hindi language in Pakistan]]

Latest revision as of 11:12, 11 October 2021


Indians in Pakistan
  • भारतीय पाकिस्तानी लोग
  • ہندوستانی پاکستانی عوام‎
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
Total population
16,501[1]
Regions with significant populations
Predominantly Punjab and Sindh
Languages
Hindi–Urdu, Punjabi, others
Religion
Related ethnic groups
Indian diaspora

Indians in Pakistan typically refers to Indian nationals working, studying or generally residing in Pakistan as expatriates. It also includes Indian emigrants to Pakistan Indian spouses married to Pakistanis.

History[edit]

There has been a history of immigration occurring between India and Pakistan due to the two countries sharing a common border.[4] Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302 Indians who were overstaying illegally in Pakistan.[5] According to Pakistani government figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living in Karachi, Sindh.[6][better source needed]

In 2005, the Indian government acknowledged that there were 1,348 Indians in Pakistani jails, including civilians, captured fishermen, convicted criminals and prisoners of war.[7] India has alleged that Dawood Ibrahim, a prominent Indian 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 "held in 'high esteem' by many in [Pakistan]".[8] In 2008, the Indian foreign ministry advised its citizens to avoid travel to Pakistan after a series of mass-suicide bombings in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[9][10] As of 2013, there were 1,184 Indians serving prison sentences in Pakistani jails.[11]

Notable individuals[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Gishkori, Zahid (30 July 2015). "Karachi has witnessed 43% decrease in target killing: Nisar". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Interestingly, around 16,501 Indians are also living in Pakistan.
  2. ↑ "Indian community in Pakistan celebrates Diwali". The Times of India. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "What it feels like being a Sikh in Pakistan". India Today.
  4. ↑ Natesan, G.A. (1957). Indian Review, Volume 58. University of California: G.A. Natesan & Co. p. 415.
  5. ↑ India today, Volume 7. University of Virginia: Thomson Living Media India Ltd. 1982. p. 60.
  6. ↑ Tohid, Owais; Mahmud, Arshad (29 November 1995). "Homeless In Karachi". Outlook India. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Mahendra, Gaur (2008). Foreign Policy Annual. pp. 536–537. ISBN 978-8178353425.
  8. ↑ "Dawood Ibrahim is held in high esteem in Pakistan: Musharraf". NDTV. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Indians told Pakistan 'not safe' for them". Dawn. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Avoid Pakistan travel, India tells citizens". 27 December 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "1,184 Indians in Pak jails, says MEA". Times of India. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Express Tribune". Watch: Kulbushan Jadhav's confession. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Timeline: How the Kulbhushan Jadhav saga unfolded". Dawn News. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Jadhav admits working for RAW during consular access". The Express Tribune. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  15. ↑ Web Edition (29 June 2012). "Sarabjit Singh is a terrorist: Surjeet". The News International 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013. 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....
  16. ↑ staff (2 May 2013). "Sarabjit Singh, how a terrorist becomes a hero". Voice of Journalist. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  17. ↑ "Sarabjit Singh: Indian 'spy' dies after Pakistan attack". BBC News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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