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In 1958, the capital of Pakistan was moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi. The foreign embassies in Karachi moved to the newly developed capital Islamabad, near Rawalpindi. There are Consulates and Honorary Consulates as Diplomatic missions in the actual Federal Capital of Pakistan, Karachi. This is a list of Consulates-General in Karachi, Sindh ...
In late 2009, Pakistan held up many visas for U.S. diplomats, military service members and others, because of hostility inside Pakistan toward the expansion of U.S. operations in the country, [8] while many suspected Americans living in Pakistan were detained following five American terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda arrested in Sargodha. [9] [10] [11]
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Pakistan. There are currently 83 diplomatic missions located in Islamabad , most of which are in the Diplomatic Enclave . Many countries maintain consulates in other Pakistani cities.
25 Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination 26 Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development 27 Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Some studies estimate the Pakistani population to be much higher, and in 2005, the Embassy of Pakistan in the U.S. found that the population exceeded 700,000. [17] [18] Pakistan is the 12th highest ranked country of origin for immigration to the U.S. [19]
Previously the consulate was located at Abdullaha Haroon Road near Karachi Marriott Hotel. Due to security reasons US government purchased 20 acres of land from the Karachi Port Trust in 2005 and ground breaking took place in May 2008. After two years of construction work consulate shifted to the bigger place located at New TPX Area, Mai ...
The ministry was created in June 2013 from a merger of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis [63] [64] and the Ministry of Human Resource Development, [65] which was established in 2008. The Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment appoints Community Welfare Attachés (CWA) around the world to establish and maintain close contacts with foreign ...
Steven Naifeh, Arab-American author and artist; spent early life in Pakistan. [39] Asra Nomani, Indian-American journalist and writer; worked as a correspondent in Karachi. [40] Cynthia D. Ritchie, American blogger and filmmaker based in Pakistan. [41] Muhammad Syed, Pakistani-American atheist writer, speaker and activist who grew up in ...