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Most British Pakistanis speak English, and those who were born in the UK consider British English to be their first language. First-generation and recent immigrants speak Pakistani English . Urdu , the national language of Pakistan, is understood and spoken by many British Pakistanis at a native level, and is the fourth-most commonly spoken ...
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 ...
Armeena Rana Khan – Canadian born Pakistani-British film and television actress and model, known for her work in the Pakistani entertainment industry; Guz Khan – comedian and actor [74] Natasha Khan – known by her stage name, 'Bat for Lashes'; half Pakistani half English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Pakistan is a parliamentary democratic republic using the Westminster system. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The structure of government is outlined by the Constitution of Pakistan and takes a federal form. [ 1 ] The government is composed principally of the executive , legislative , and judicial branches, in which all powers are vested in the Parliament , the ...
According to the British Home Office, as of 2000, more than half the cases of forced marriage investigated involve families of Pakistani origin, followed by Bangladeshis and Indians. [21] The Home Office estimates that 85 per cent of the victims of forced marriages are women aged 15–24, 90 per cent are Muslim, and 90 per cent are of Pakistani ...
Pakistanis in London form the largest concentrated community of British Pakistanis; immigration from regions which now form Pakistan predate Pakistan's independence. [ 1 ] Pakistanis in London represent a diverse mixture of South Asian subgroups including Punjabis , Pashtuns , Muhajirs and smaller numbers of Sindhis and Balochis among others. [ 2 ]
The tribes to which British Pakistani Punjabis belong include Jats, Gujjars, Awans, Arains, Rajputs and several others like Pathans of Punjab and Kashmiris of Punjab. [ 18 ] The population of Indian Punjabis in the UK has been estimated at 466,563 in 2011, based on an earlier estimate that they constitute 45% of the British Indian community.
English people of Pakistani descent (6 C, 271 P) People from Northern Ireland of Pakistani descent (1 C) British people of Pakistani descent by occupation (11 C)