Americans in Pakistan

Americans in Pakistan
Total population
52,486 (2015)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Karachi · Lahore · Islamabad · Peshawar
Languages
American English · Urdu · Punjabi and Spanish
Religion
Protestantism · Roman Catholicism · Islam
Related ethnic groups
Americans

Americans in Pakistan (Urdu: امریکی ) form a sizeable expatriate community. According to Pakistan's Ministry of Interior, there were 52,486 Americans residing in Pakistan in 2015.[1] Some of them are Pakistani Americans who have returned to Pakistan.[2] Many Pakistani Americans returned during the unstable conditions post-September 11 attacks and the global financial crisis.[3]

According to early statistics of 1999 based on registrations with the local American embassy and consulates, there were over 4,200 Americans in the country, with 2,100 in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, about 1,250 in Lahore, 506 in Islamabad and 375 in Peshawar.[4]

  1. ^ a b Gishkori, Zahid (30 July 2015). "Karachi has witnessed 43% decrease in target killing: Nisar". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Besides Afghans, 52,486 Americans, 79,447 British citizens and 17,320 Canadians are residing in the country, the interior minister added.
  2. ^ Maher, Sanam (13 November 2016). "Expatriate Americans in Pakistan on Donald Trump's win". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ Khan, Talha; Zaheer, Farhan (5 February 2017). "Trump's executive order adding to interest in Pakistan's property market". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ^ Private American Citizens Residing Abroad, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 1999, archived from the original on 26 March 2010, retrieved 17 September 2009

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