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As with the terms "Asian American" or "South Asian American," the term "Pakistani American" is an umbrella term applying to a variety of views, values, lifestyles, and appearances. Although Pakistani Americans retain a strong ethnic identity, they are known to assimilate into American culture while at the same time keeping the culture of their ...
Urdu in its less formalised register is known as rekhta (ریختہ, rek̤h̤tah, 'rough mixture', Urdu pronunciation:); the more formal register is sometimes referred to as زبانِ اُردُوئے معلّٰى, zabān-i Urdū-yi muʿallá, 'language of the exalted camp' (Urdu pronunciation: [zəbaːn eː ʊrdu eː moəllaː]) or لشکری ...
Iqbal Theba – starred in numerous American sitcoms but most famous for playing Principal Figgins on the show Glee; Jahan Yousaf – part of EDM duo Krewella; Jeffery A. Qaiyum – stage name JAQ; American professional b-boy of German, English and Pakistani descent; Kamran Rashid Khan – stage name Lazarus, physician and rapper from Detroit [61]
Overseas Pakistanis (Urdu: بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد), or the Pakistani diaspora, refer to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan.These include citizens who have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent.
Although the majority of Urdu-speakers reside in Pakistan (including 30 million native speakers, [5] and up to 94 million second-language speakers), [10] where Urdu is the national and official language, most speakers who use Urdu as their native tongue live in northern India, where it is one of 22 official languages. [112]
Aafia Siddiqui (also spelled Afiya; [8] Urdu: عافیہ صدیقی; born 2 March 1972) is a Pakistani neuroscientist [9] and educator who gained international attention following her conviction in the United States and is currently serving an 86-year sentence for attempted murder and other felonies at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arooj Aftab PP (Urdu: عروج آفتاب; born March 11, 1985) is a Pakistani-American singer, composer, and producer.She has worked in various musical styles and idioms, including jazz and minimalism.
The majority of Pakistani names are derived from Arabic, Persian, and Turkic names. In Pakistan, as in other Muslim countries, the use of family names is not as prominent as in Western countries and most Pakistanis have Arabic, Persian or Turkic names. Tribal, patronymic, nisba, or similar dynastic- or lineage-related, names are also widely used.