Widely-defined demographic of Indians within Pakistan
Ethnic group
Indians in Pakistan typically refers toIndian nationals working, studying or generally residing inPakistan asexpatriates . It also includesIndian emigrants to Pakistan,Indian spouses married to Pakistanis andMuhajirs .
There has been a history ofimmigration occurring betweenIndia andPakistan due to the two countries sharing acommon border .[ 3] [ 4] Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302Indians who wereoverstaying illegally in Pakistan.[ 5] According toPakistani government figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living inKarachi ,Sindh .[ 6] [better source needed ]
In 2005, theIndian government acknowledged that there were 1,348 Indians in Pakistani jails, including civilians,captured fishermen , convicted criminals andprisoners of war .[ 7] India has alleged thatDawood Ibrahim , a prominent Indianunderworld don , resides in the Pakistani city of Karachi, although this claim has been rejected by Pakistan. FormerPresident of Pakistan ,Pervez Musharraf , stated that Ibrahim is "held in 'high esteem' by many in [Pakistan]".[ 8] In 2008, theIndian foreign ministry advised its citizens to avoid travel to Pakistan after aseries of mass-suicide bombings inLahore ,Punjab , Pakistan.[ 9] [ 10] As of 2013, there were 1,184 Indians serving prison sentences in Pakistani jails.[ 11]
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