Pakistanis in Yemen

Pakistanis in Yemen
Total population
3,000
Regions with significant populations
San'a · Aden · Mokallah[1]
Languages
Urdu · Punjabi · Arabic
Religion
Islam

Pakistanis in Yemen comprise Pakistani people who live in Yemen and people born in Yemen of Pakistani descent. There are around 3,000 Pakistanis in Yemen[2][3][4] while there are up to 110 Pakistani prisoners in Yemeni prisons for various offenses[5]

The Houthi rebels are reported to have Pakistani fighters in their ranks.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. http://tribune.com.pk/story/864851/11-indians-among-those-rescued-by-pakistan-from-yemen/
  2. http://tribune.com.pk/story/860335/every-effort-being-made-for-evacuation-of-pakistanis-from-yemen-fo/
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. http://www.geo.tv/article-179999-200-Pakistanis-in-Aden-to-be-evacuated-to-Djibouti-today
  5. http://public.dawn.com/2010/10/16/eighteen-pakistanis-released-from-yemen-jails.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  6. Al-Arabiya: Pakistanis fighting in Yemen with Houthis
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