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* ] - 181,000 (Greater London 288,000) | ||
| * ] - 104,017 (10.4%) (Greater Birmingham around 300,000) | * ] - 104,017 (10.4%) (Greater Birmingham around 300,000) | ||
| * ] - 67,994 (14.5%) (Greater Bradford around 155,000) | * ] - 67,994 (14.5%) (Greater Bradford around 155,000) | ||
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Ethnic group| Regions with significant populations | |
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| London Greater Manchester West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire Lancashire Glasgow | |
| Languages | |
| English Urdu Punjabi Languages of Pakistan | |
| Religion | |
| Islam Others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| British Muslims Overseas Pakistani British Asian |
The term British Pakistani is used to denote a person of Pakistani ancestry or origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. Britain has a large Pakistani population since Pakistan was once apart of British India, once being the most populous portion of the former British Empire.
History in Britain
Pakistan came into existence in 1947, so documentation of the life of British Pakistanis can technically only start from that year. However, it should be noted that Muslim immigrants from British India and the region that is now Pakistan, entered the British Isles as early as the mid-seventeenth century. The British managed to conquer Sindh in 1843 and Punjab in 1845, in which after many people were recruited to the British East India Company.
Following the Second World War and the break up of the British Empire, Pakistani migration to the United Kingdom increased through the 1950s and 1960s, since Pakistan was apart of the Commonwealth.
The majority of the immigration began in the mid 1950 when manual workers were recruited to fulfill the labour shortage that resulted from World War II. Workers mainly from the Punjab (Pakistan) arrived in the 1960s. Many worked in the foundries of the English Midlands and a large number worked at Heathrow Airport. During the same time, medical staff from the Pakistan were recruited for the newly formed National Health Service. These people were targeted as the British had established medical schools in the Pakistan, which conformed to the British standards of medical training such as King Edward Medical College, in Lahore. During the 1970s, a large number of East African Asians, who already held British passports, entered the UK after they were expelled from Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar. The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 and Immigration Act 1971 largely restricted any further primary immigration, although family members of already-settled migrants were still allowed. In addition, much of the subsequent growth in the British Asian community has come from the births of second- and third-generation Asian Britons.
Demographics
- London - 181,000 (Greater London 288,000)
- Birmingham - 104,017 (10.4%) (Greater Birmingham around 300,000)
- Bradford - 67,994 (14.5%) (Greater Bradford around 155,000)
- Manchester - 27,300(Greater Manchester 137,000)
Notable British Pakistanis
See List of British Pakistanis
Activists
Actors & Actresses
Business
Military
Media & Entertainment
Politicians
Religious Figures
Sports
See also
External Links
- paki.tv is a web project from the East India Dock of Former British Empire
- BBC Radio Player discussion on the dissatisfaction over the term Asian
- Black Youth Empowerment
- hWeb - An outline of the immigration pattern of the Pakistani community in Britain
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- "Derived * [[Glasgow]] - 20,000 to 30,000 Population Projections by Ethnic Group for New Wards" (PDF). Manchester City Council. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
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