Pakistanis in Yemen

Pakistanis in Yemen

Total population
1,000
Regions with significant populations
Sana'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 1,000 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

• Ammar al-Baluchi
• Samir Khan (1985 – 2011)
• Rizwan Khan

See also

• Evacuation of Pakistani citizens during the Yemeni Civil War (2015)
• Yemenis in Pakistan
• Human trafficking in Yemen

References

1. "11 Indians among those rescued by Pakistan from Yemen". 5 April 2015.
2. "600 Pakistanis reach Hudaidah safely from the Yemeni war-torn capital". 28 March 2015.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
4. "200 Pakistanis in Aden to be evacuated to Djibouti today".
5. "Eighteen Pakistanis released from Yemen jails | Pakistan | DAWN.COM". public.dawn.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
6. Al-Arabiya: Pakistanis fighting in Yemen with Houthis

External links

• Eurasia Review: Yemen seizes Iranian ship with Pakistani sailors
• : 40 young Pakistanis Stuck Off In Yemen Sea in Scoop.co.nz (and the efforts of Ansar Burney to rescue them)