Pakistanis in Somalia

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Pakistanis in Somalia
Pakistani Diaspora, Asian Africans

Pakistanis in Somalia are residents of

Pakistani
ancestry. They were historically a small community of retail traders and businesspeople.

Demographics

No official data exists on the current number or ethnic subdivisions of Pakistanis in Somalia.[2] Under 1,000 Shia Indo-Pakistanis were reported to reside in the country in 2001.[1]

As of 1989, a group of ethnic Baloch also lived in Somalia. An Iranic community, they were estimated at 8,200 residents.[3]

Community

There has been a small community of Pakistanis in Somalia since at least the 1960s.[4] Historically, they were mainly shopkeepers,[5] concentrated in Mogadishu and other southern urban areas.[6] Pakistanis were among the main expatriate communities in the country, which also included Indians, Yemenis and Italians.[7][self-published source]

After the civil war broke out in Somalia in the early 1990s, most of the resident Pakistanis left the country.[8] Around 5,700 Pakistani troops contributed to the ensuing UN peacekeeping operation in southern Somalia.[9]

In the 2000s, some Pakistanis were reported to be among the ranks of foreign fighters involved in the Al-Shabaab-led Islamist insurgency in Somalia.[10] Pakistani missionaries from the Tablighi Jamaat also frequently journeyed to the country, where they would engage in missionary work and dawah.[11]

Organizations

The Pakistani community in Somalia was diplomatically represented by the Pakistani embassy in Mogadishu. Established in 1973, it provided services to the resident Pakistanis.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 019510319X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  2. ^ Cheema, Umar (12 July 2012). "Where expatriates who reach the top come from". The News International. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ISBN 9789155424879
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  4. ^ Ummah: Voice of the Community, Volume 1. Central Institute of Islamic Research. 1964. Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Osman Mohammad Adde has assured the Pakistani community in Somalia that it shall not be prevented from doing retail business.
  5. ISBN 0471624063
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  6. ISBN 9780674818255
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  7. ISBN 9781469166070
    . Other minority population in Somalia include Indians, Pakistanis, and Yemenis who are in the retail business
  8. ^ Prendergast, John (1994). The Gun Talks Louder Than the Voice. Center of Concern. p. 2.
  9. doi:10.1080/00396339408442722
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  10. ^ "Somalia's al Shabaab executes three of its own for treason". Reuters. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  11. ISBN 9780967500966.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  12. ^ British Broadcasting Corporation (1973). Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 4335-4411. A Pakistani embassy was opened here last night at a special ceremony attended by the Pakistani community in Somalia and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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