Turkish educators in Pakistan are involved with the PakTurk International Schools and Colleges, which has 25 branches in the country.

[4][5][6] It is more probable, given that most Turkish villages were in the inaccessible mountainous regions at the time of the 1901 census, that the actual number could average about 10,000.

By the late 70s, a number of Turks began to reside in Pakistan to escape the Political violence in Turkey (1976–1980).

[7] The Turkish jihadist militant group identifying by the name of Taifatul Mansura ("Victorious Sect") were actively fighting in Waziristan, likely entering from Afghanistan, with a score of them killed by American predator drone strikes.

[12] In April 1995, Pak-Turk Maarif schools and colleges were launched and Turkish teachers were hired.