Pakistanis in Kuwait

Pakistanis in Kuwait
Total population
100,000 - 130,000
Regions with significant populations
Kuwait City  · Khaitan  · Salmiya  · Jaleeb al shoyoukh  · Farwaniya  · Mangaf
Languages
Urdu  · Sindhi  · Punjabi  · Arabic  · English
Religion
Islam

Pakistanis in Kuwait comprise Pakistani people who have migrated to Kuwait and their locally born descendants.

Numbers

The Overseas Pakistanis Foundation estimates the population of Pakistanis in Kuwait to be around 130,000. The former Pakistani chargé d'affaires in Kuwait has given a higher estimate of 150,000 in 2009.[1]

Education

There are a number of Pakistani schools in Kuwait few of them are listed below

1. Pakistan school and College, Salmiya
2. Pakistan English School & College, Jaleeb
3. Gulf Pakistan English School, Salmiya
4. New Pakistan International School, Hawally
5. International School of Pakistan, Khaitan
6. Pakistan Academy School, Ahmadi
7. Al Hadaf Al Munir Pakistan School, Mangaf

Incident

In 2018, three Pakistani were killed in head-on collision of oil tankers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Al-Qarari, Hussein (2009-03-29). "Pakistanis celebrate National Day in Kuwait". Kuwait Times. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  2. ↑ https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/fifteen-oil-workers-killed-in-kuwait-bus-crash-1.717916
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