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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 269,000[1][a] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| MainlyEngland · Smaller communities inScotland andWales | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu · British English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Muhajir diaspora · British Pakistanis · British Indians |
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| Muhajirs |
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British Muhajirs (برطانوی مہاجر) areBritish citizens or residents who are ofMuhajir origin. They comprise a sizeable number of theBritish Pakistani community of the UK.
The total Muhajir population in the United Kingdom is believed to be 269,000, according to the 2011 census.[1] They are considered the most educated out of the entire Pakistani diaspora in the UK.[2]
British Muhajirs are a politically active ethnic group, with the formerly largest Muhajir nationalist party,MQM-London, being based in London and its leader living in London.[3] MQM has registered itself as a company in UK.[4] British Muhajirs, such as Altaf Hussain, had exercised great political power in Pakistan, until 2015 and 2016Nine Zero raids.[5]
His grandparents emigrated from India toKarachi,Pakistan following Partition; his parents emigrated from Pakistan to London shortly before his birth.