Nepalis in Pakistan explained

Group:	Nepalese in Pakistan
Population:	1,000^[1]
Popplace:	LahoreIslamabad
Langs:	UrduPunjabiNepali
Rels:	Hinduism
Related-C:	Nepali people

There is a small community of Nepalis in Pakistan (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|پاکستانی نیپالی ) who are mostly the citizens of Nepal and descendants of Gurkhas who served in the Sikh Khalsa Army as well as recent migrants from Nepal.

Migration history

After the Anglo–Nepalese War, some dissident Nepalese commanders and 200 troops joined the Punjab army and were warmly welcomed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Parts of the Nepali Army which had fought valiantly against Punjab were integrated into the Punjabi armed forces. These Punjabi troops of Nepali origin were stationed in Lahore. Their countrymen back in Nepal started calling them "Lahure", since they were working in Lahore. This is how the term Lahure originated.^{[2] [3]}

Nepalese doctors and medical students have been coming to Pakistan in recent years for work and further education. Approximately, 70 Nepali students, including 40 doctors, are pursuing higher education in Punjab province alone. All together, more than 200 Nepalis are pursuing medical courses in Pakistan.^[4]

See also

• Pakistanis in Nepal
• Nepal–Pakistan relations

External links

• Worldwide Nepalese Students' Organization (Pakistan)

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Nepal Fellowship - Nepali diaspora . 2011-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313055920/http://inf.org/map/diaspora . 2016-03-13 . dead .
2. http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/09/21/oped/a-forgotten-historyi/213002/ The Kathmandu Post - A forgotten history—I
3. Web site: The Gurkhas and Lahore. Nepali Times. 17 October 2008. 6 April 2017. Mallika. Aryal.
4. http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/04/06/editors-pick/nepali-docs-fraught-in-pak-medi-strike/332032.html ekantipur.com - Nepali docs fraught in Pak medi-strike