Pakistanis in Yemen comprise Pakistani people who live in Yemen and people born in Yemen of Pakistani descent. There are around 1,000 Pakistanis in Yemen[2][3][4] while there are up to 110 Pakistani prisoners in Yemeni prisons for various offenses.[5]
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sana'a · Aden · Mokallah[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu · Punjabi · Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
The Houthi rebels are reported to have Pakistani fighters in their ranks.[6]
Notable people
edit- Ammar al-Baluchi
- Samir Khan (1985 – 2011)
- Rizwan Khan
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "11 Indians among those rescued by Pakistan from Yemen". 5 April 2015.
- ^ "600 Pakistanis reach Hudaidah safely from the Yemeni war-torn capital". 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "200 Pakistanis in Aden to be evacuated to Djibouti today".
- ^ "Eighteen Pakistanis released from Yemen jails | Pakistan | DAWN.COM". public.dawn.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Al-Arabiya: Pakistanis fighting in Yemen with Houthis
External links
edit- Eurasia Review: Yemen seizes Iranian ship with Pakistani sailors
- : 40 young Pakistanis Stuck Off In Yemen Sea in Scoop.co.nz (and the efforts of Ansar Burney to rescue them)