Yemenis in Pakistan explained

Group:Yemenis in Pakistan
Total:65,000
Total Year:2023
Rels:Islam

Yemenis in Pakistan are residents of Pakistan who are of Yemeni descent.

Demographics

Over 15,000 expatriates from the Yemeni city of Aden reside in Karachi. There are also over a hundred Yemeni international students pursuing higher education in different universities in Pakistan.[1] [2] [3] They include 40 Yemeni pupils studying on scholarships provided by the Government of Pakistan.[4] In addition, some Yemenis in Pakistan are reported to have been militants operating for insurgent networks in the northwestern tribal areas on the Afghan border.[5] [6]

There is an embassy of Yemen in Islamabad which provides services to Yemeni citizens in Pakistan. The embassy along with the Yemeni community observes various national and cultural events such as Unity Day.[4]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Brotherly ties: The city of lights now has a twin sister in Yemen. The Express Tribune. 10 January 2014. 18 January 2015.
  2. News: President meets Pakistani businessmen. Yemen News Agency (SABA). 11 April 2006. 19 January 2015.
  3. News: Yemeni students in Pakistan are in good health: says diplomat. Yemen News Agency (SABA). 10 October 2005. 19 January 2015.
  4. News: National Re-Unification Day of Yemen celebrated in Karachi. The Financial Daily International. 19 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Al Qaida's Yemeni expatriate faction in Pakistan. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Evan F.. Kohlmann. 1 January 2011. 18 January 2015.
  6. News: Yemen Dispute Slows Closing of Guantánamo. The New York Times. William. Glaberson. Robert F.. Worth. 23 April 2009. 19 January 2015. American officials have described some of the Yemenis as jihadist foot soldiers and have suggested that a few, like a student captured while visiting other Yemenis in Pakistan, may simply have been at the wrong place at the wrong time..
  7. News: My dads side are Kashmiri and my mums side are from Yemen! (That's where I get the curls from). Annie Khalid, Twitter . 22 April 2012 . 19 January 2015.

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