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Germans in Pakistan
Germans in Pakistan growing number of German families, especially of North
African descent, have moved into those regions and live
there. The village presents a desirable lifestyle with
schools, hospitals, pharmacies and day care centres at a
nearby distance.[2]
Notable people
Atif Bashir · Elsa Kazi
• Atif Bashir - Pakistani footballer of German-Turkish
Regions with significant populations descent
Karachi · other areas • Peter Finke - German nuclear scientist based in
Islamabad
Languages • Elsa Kazi
German · Urdu • Ruth Pfau - Christian nun and social worker
• Esther Rahim
Religion
Christianity · Islam
See also
There are a small number of Germans in Pakistan con-
Pakistan, • Pakistan German Business Forum
sisting of German expatriates in Pakistan, students, fam- • Germany–Pakistan relations
ilies, dual national Pakistani-Germans and Pakistani peo-
ple of German descent. Their number may be as much as
1,000. There are Germans in Peshawar.[1] Germany main-
References
tains a healthy diplomatic presence in the country, with [1] http://www.asia-pacific-times.com/
an embassy in Islamabad, a consulate in Karachi and index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8185&Itemid=62
honorary-consulate in Lahore. [2] Pakistan discovers ’village’ of white German al-
There have been various reports of unregistered Ger- Qaeda insurgents
man militants living in the northwest regions of the
country near Afghanistan.
In 2009, intelligence investigators discovered a Ger-
External links
man "village" in FATA, consisting exclusively of hun- • Heinrich-Heine Sprachzentrum Islamabad
dreds of white German al-Qaeda insurgents and Muslim
converts. According to the German foreign ministry, a
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Categories:
• Pakistani people of German descent
• German expatriates in Pakistan
• German diaspora
• Immigration to Pakistan
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