Germans in Pakistan
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{{Infobox Ethnic group
|group = Germans in Pakistan
|caption = Atif Bashir{{·}} Elsa Kazi
|poptime =
|popplace = Karachi{{·}} other areas{{cn|date=March 2025}}
|langs = German{{·}} Urdu {{·}} Sindhi{{cn|date=March 2025}}
|rels = Christianity{{·}} Sunni Islam{{cn|date=March 2025}}
|related = Germans in India
}}
There are a number of Germans in Pakistan, consisting of German expatriates in Pakistan, students, families, dual national Pakistani-Germans and Pakistani citizens of German ancestry. Their number may be as much as 100,000 in entire Pakistan. There are Germans in Peshawar.{{Cite web |url=http://www.asia-pacific-times.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8185&Itemid=62 |title=The Asia Pacific Times Online - A partner in Peshawar |access-date=2011-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904122219/http://www.asia-pacific-times.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8185&Itemid=62 |archive-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead }} Germany maintains a healthy diplomatic presence in the country, with an embassy in Islamabad, a consulate in Karachi and honorary-consulate in Lahore.
Militants in the Northwest
There have been various reports of unregistered German militants living in the northwest regions of the country near Afghanistan.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
In 2009, intelligence investigators discovered a German "village" in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, consisting of hundreds of German al-Qaeda insurgents and Muslim converts. According to the German foreign ministry, a growing number of German families, especially of North African descent, have moved into those regions and live there. The village presents a desirable lifestyle with schools, hospitals, pharmacies and day care centres at a nearby distance.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6226935/Pakistan-discovers-village-of-white-German-al-Qaeda-insurgents.html Pakistan discovers 'village' of white German al-Qaeda insurgents]
Notable people
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- Atif Bashir - Pakistani footballer of German-Turkish descent
- Peter Finke - German nuclear scientist based in Islamabad
- Elsa Kazi
- Ruth Pfau - Christian nun and social worker
- Esther Rahim
==See also==
{{Portal|Germany|Pakistan}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hhspz.com/ Heinrich-Heine Sprachzentrum Islamabad]
{{German people}}
{{Immigration to Pakistan}}