Pakistani community of London

[1] Pakistanis in London represent a diverse mixture of South Asian subgroups including Punjabis, Pashtuns, Muhajirs and smaller numbers of Sindhis and Balochis among others.

[2] A substantial number of British Pakistanis who arrived to London in the 1960s were qualified teachers, doctors and engineers.

Pakistanis are the only ethnic group (along with White Britons) who have a lower worklessness rate in London than in other areas of Britain.

Whilst in Brent and Harrow London Pakistanis are fairly prosperous and mostly Middle Class.

The former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and former President and Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf currently reside in London.

[12][13] Key Stage 2 Latest figures available, regarding London Pakistanis, by local authority, dated: year 2004.

For example, in 2004, 50.2% of London Pakistani boys achieved five or more A*-C grades, compared with the national average of 46.8%.

Degree Level Qualifications Pakistani applicants to universities are over-represented by 7.5% from Greater London.

Proportion stating that their ethnic group was Pakistani in the 2011 census in Greater London.
London Boroughs with population claiming Pakistani ethnicity of more than 2 percent
London Boroughs with population claiming Pakistani ethnicity of more than 2 percent
London Pakistani middle class
Sadiq Khan grew up close to Heathrow Airport
London Pakistani GCSE Pass Rates by Borough
Degree Level Qualifications