Britons in Pakistan

Britons in Pakistan

Total population
(47,000)
Regions with significant populations
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Azad Kashmir
Languages
English (British and Pakistani), Punjabi, Kashmiri (Pahari, Potwari) and Urdu
Religion
Christianity · Islam
Related ethnic groups
British people, British diaspora

Britons in Pakistan (Urdu: برطانوی باشندے‎) consist of British people and their descendants who emigrated from the United Kingdom. A sizeable number of Britons in Pakistan are British Pakistanis, descendants of Pakistani immigrants to the UK prior to their return. The city of Mirpur in Azad Kashmir has often been dubbed as 'Little Britain' due to the majority of British Pakistanis hailing from this region, and hence maintaining great settlement connections with the city.

Education

Schools catering to British children:

• British Overseas School

Tourism

According to the Pakistan Ministry of Tourism, some 115,000 British citizens and dual UK-Pakistan citizens visited Pakistan between January and May 2009.

Notable people

• Geoffrey Langlands -- retired British Major, a retired teacher and educator
• George Fulton - Karachi-based English journalist
• David Alesworth - English artist
• Misbah Rana
• Mirza Tahir Hussain
• Adil Omar - English-born Pakistani rapper
• Hasnat Khan - British Pakistani doctor known for his affair with Princess Diana, currently working in Lahore
• Alys Faiz - British-born naturalized Pakistani poet, writer, journalist, human rights activist, social worker and teacher.
• Marina Khan - Daughter of English Mother and Pakistani father - A famous Pakistani Actress and Director
• Bilqis (Christobel) Taseer, mother of Punjab Governor, Salmaan Taseer

See also

• Gora (racial epithet)
• Immigration to Pakistan