List of Pakistani Canadians
Encyclopedia
Academics
- Naweed SyedNaweed SyedDr. Naweed Syed is a Pakistani Canadian scientist. He is the first scientist who managed to "connect brain cells to a silicon chip" ....
- the first person to "connect brain cells to a silicon chip". - Adnan Hashmi - Sunday Times Canada Chief Editor/Publisher, Political & Social activist, writer.
- Munir SheikhMunir SheikhMunir A. Sheikh, Ph.D., is a Canadian public servant, economist, academic and the former Chief Statistician of Canada. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Queen's University.-Early career:...
- 10th Chief Statistician of Canada replacing the retiring Ivan FellegiIvan FellegiIvan Peter Fellegi, OC is a Hungarian-Canadian statistician and was the Chief Statistician of Canada from 1985 to 2008.Born in Szeged, Hungary, Ivan Fellegi was in his third year of studying mathematics at the Eötvös Loránd University, when the Hungarian uprising was crushed in 1956... - Dr Adnan Haider Zaidi
- Shah Baleeghuddin - internationally renowned scholar and former member of the National Assembly of PakistanNational Assembly of PakistanThe National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...
- Sajida AlviSajida AlviSajida S. Alvi is an academic of Pakistani origin in Canada. She is a historian of Islam in South Asia and was the inaugural appointment to the chair in Urdu Language and Culture at the Institute of Islamic Studies from September 1987 till her retirement in June 2010.-Life:Alvi moved to Canada in...
- is a female academic of Pakistani origin in Canada. She is a historian of Islam in South Asia. - Naz IkramullahNaz IkramullahNaz Ikramullah Ashraf is a prominent British-Canadian artist of Pakistani origin.- Education :She was trained as an artist at the Byam Shaw School of Art and later specialized in lithography from the Slade School of Fine Art in London...
- Muzaffar IqbalMuzaffar IqbalMuzaffar Iqbāl , is a Pakistani-Canadian chemist by training and an Islamic scholar by vocation.-Career:...
- Ibtehaj KhurramIbtehaj KhurramIbtehaj Khurram is a well-known TV anchor, host and analyst from Pakistan particularly known for his sophisticated and polished style and articulate presentations, independent views and bold analyses of current affairs and other subjects.-Career:...
- Dr Aftab MuftiAftab MuftiAftab Mufti is an engineer in Canada.-Early years and career:Aftab Mufti is a professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba and President of . He was born in Pakistan in 1940. He graduated from the NED Engineering College, Karachi, in February 1962 and worked as a Structural...
- Professor of Civil Engineering. - Dr. Aliya Salman, MD, FRCPC, Staff Anesthesiologist Mt. Sinai Hospital Toronto, Lecturer University of Toronto and Chair of Pakistan Medical Association of Canada
- Rukhsana KhanRukhsana KhanRukhsana Khan is an award-winning Pakistani Canadian children's author, writer, and storyteller whose "stories have enabled children of all cultures to connect with cultures of Eastern origins."-Biography:...
- Children's author and storyteller - Dr. Muhammad Naveed Yousaf - Professor of Chemistry
Arts & Fashion
- Yasmeen GhauriYasmeen GhauriYasmeen Ghauri is a Canadian model.-Early life:Yasmeen Ghauri was born in Montreal, Quebec to a Pakistani father, Moin Ghauri, and a German mother, Linda Ghauri. Early on in her life, Ghauri had a difficult childhood often being teased by her classmates at school for being too thin and for her...
- Victoria Secret Super Model - Sonia AhmedSonia AhmedSonia Ahmed , Kuwaiti born Pakistani, founder of Miss Canada Pakistan Inc. also known as Miss Pakistan World, Miss Pakistan World and Mrs...
- President of Miss Pakistan WorldMiss Pakistan WorldMiss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant held in Mississauga, Ontario. Its contestants are women with mostly Pakistani heritage from Pakistan, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom... - Zehra SheeraziZehra SheeraziZehra Sheerazi is from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.-Biography :Zehra Sheerazi was crowned Miss Pakistan World on February 3, 2003. She was the first ever winner of this title and the first Pakistani girl to ever win a beauty pageant anywhere...
- Miss Pakistan World 2003 - Naomi ZamanNaomi ZamanNaomi Zaman is a Pakistani beauty queen, who represented Pakistan in the 2005 edition of the environmentally oriented beauty pageant, Miss Earth...
- Miss Pakistan World 2005
- Sehr MahmoodSehr MahmoodSehr Mahmood from Karachi, Pakistan was crowned Miss Pakistan World 2006 on April 1, 2006 in Toronto, Canada.- Miss Pakistan World 2006 :...
- Miss Pakistan World 2006 - Sara GhulamSara GhulamSara Ghulam is a Canadian model. She comes from a multicultural family of Pakistani, Maltese, and Scottish backgrounds....
- Miss World Canada 2007 - Mahleej SarkariMahleej SarkariMahleej Sarkari is a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen who won the Miss Pakistan World pageant in 2007. She was born into a Muslim/Parsi family in Karachi, Sindh. "5"6 115lbs brown hair brown eyes. Throughout her younger years she was a performer, by participating in everything she could get her...
- Miss Pakistan World 2007 - Sana MushtaqSana MushtaqSana Mushtaq is an ousted Pakistani beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned the third Mrs. Pakistan World on the 30th of May 2009 in Toronto, Canada, representing Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Mushtaq was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and moved to Canada in 1993. Her title was revoked after 2 months...
- Mrs. Pakistan World 2009 - Tahmena BokhariTahmena BokhariTahmena Bokhari is a Pakistani-Canadian beauty pageant titleholder and social worker. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and spent several childhood years in Faisalabad, Pakistan. She won Mrs. Pakistan World 2010 in Toronto and became the 3rd Pakistani woman in history to represent women...
- Mrs. Pakistan World 2010 - Musharraf Ali FarooqiMusharraf Ali FarooqiMusharraf Ali Farooqi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, translator and journalist.-Biography:Farooqi received his early education in Hyderabad, at St...
- Writer and Translator - Ashfaq HussainAshfaq HussainAshfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, is a leading modern Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism...
- Urdu poet - Shan-ul-Haq HaqqeeShan-ul-Haq HaqqeeShan-ul-Haq Haqqee , Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam, was a notable Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan....
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Entertainment & Media
- Film actors and directors
- Zarqa NawazZarqa NawazZarqa Nawaz is a British-Canadian freelance writer, journalist, broadcaster, and filmmaker of Pakistani origin.-Biography:...
- a director and producer. Famous for her CBCCBC TelevisionCBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
serial Little Mosque on the PrairieLittle Mosque on the PrairieLittle Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian sitcom on CBC, created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures. It is filmed in Toronto, Ontario and Indian Head, Saskatchewan...
. - Azmi HaqAzmi HaqAzmi Haq is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and strategy consultant.-Career:Azmi Haq served as an Additional Federal Secretary and consultant to the former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto...
- a screenwriter, producer, and strategy consultant - Ali MukaddamAli MukaddamAli Mukaddam, sometimes credited as Al Mukadam, is a Canadian director, producer, screenwriter and actor....
-actor.
- Zarqa Nawaz
- Adna Heather .Director " When Time will End" in HOLLYWOOD and "Step to love" in Hollywood
- Awais Jaffery - Director (Farid Khan's Suno Na & Zameer's Teri Yaad), Musician (Bands: Izteraab, AJ & Omar, has also sessioned for Noori, recorded for Neenyo, T.Lopez of Cash Money Records, Bobby Valentino, Big Page), CEO of DesiVibe.com and DesiVibe-Media.com, Photographer (Official IIFA 2011 Photographer).
- Omar MajeedOmar MajeedOmar Majeed is a Pakistani Canadian film director and producer who studied cinema at York University Film School and later on studied editing at the International Academy of Design in Toronto. He is the son of Musarrat Nazir. He went on to work as producer Toronto's CityTV and won a Gemini Award...
- Filmmaker. - Zaib ShaikhZaib ShaikhZaib Shaikh is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his current roles as Amaar Rashid, an imam in the CBC Television sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie, and Jayesh in Metropia, an evening soap opera broadcast on Omni Television....
- actor - Sitara HewittSitara HewittSitara Hewitt is a Canadian film and television actress.-Background:Sitara Hewitt, who is the daughter of two professors from Wilfrid Laurier University, was raised primarily in Elora, Ontario...
- actress - Zara DurraniZara DurraniZara Durrani is a Pakistani-Canadian actress and model. She was born and grew up in Pakistan, and later moved to Canada. After having learned the English language from old Hollywood movies, she appeared in many commercials and some films and in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park...
- actress
- Journalists
- Suroosh AlviSuroosh AlviSuroosh Alvi is a Pakistani Canadian journalist and film-maker who was among the co-founders of Montreal-based Vice magazine alongside Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes in 1994. As well as being a media critic, Alvi has also worked on creating documentaries about places deemed dangerous in the Middle...
- a Canadian journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and filmmaker, and co-founder of Montreal-based Vice Magazine - Natasha FatahNatasha FatahNatasha Fatah Urdu: نتاشا فتح is a Canadian journalist, based in Toronto, Ontario.In the summer of 2010, Fatah hosted the new CBC Radio One summer program Promised Land, a series which presents stories of harrowing, exciting and often-dangerous escapes to Canada, as told by the immigrants and...
- a Canadian journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, currently with CBC Radio OneCBC Radio OneCBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming... - Adnan Hashmi - a Canadian journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, currently with Sunday Times Canada
- Suroosh Alvi
- Singers and Musicians
- Tariq HussainTariq Hussain (musician)Tariq Hussain , is a Canadian singer-songwriter and radio personality. Usually credited as Tariq he has released four albums in his musical career, is currently a host for CBC Radio 3, and a member of the eclectic musical ensemble Brasstronaut.Tariq was born in Cowansville, Quebec...
- a former Canadian Country MusicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer; currently working for CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website... - Qurram HussainQurram HussainQurram Hussain, often called "q", is a Canadian musician of Pakistani descent and a member of Josh, a Montreal-based South Asian fusion band.-Career:...
- a member of JoSHJoSH (band)Josh is a Montreal-based Indian/Pakistani fusion band. Present members are "Rup" and "q" . Their songs showcase both modern and traditional bhangra beats and music, but are strongly influenced by hip hop and pop music.JIn 2009 Josh Performed in coke studio along with Pakistani Leading artist... - KashifThe Bilz and KashifThe Bilz is a Montreal-based Canadian South Asian urban/pop and electronic musical group made up of two music producers, DJ Vicious , a Canadian South Indian musician, and Master-D , a Canadian Bengali musician.After important collaborations with Kashif Khan, a Pakistani-Canadian R&B musician in...
- a Canadian R&B artist - Adnan SamiAdnan SamiAdnan Sami is a British-born Pakistani-Indian- Canadian singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer of Pakistani origin. He currently holds Canadian citizenship and works and lives in Mumbai, India...
- - Sohail RanaSohail RanaSohail Rana is a Pakistani music composer for films. He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films like Arman and Doraha. He is now based in Canada.-Early Life and career:Sohail Rana was born in...
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- Roach KillaRoach killaRoach Killa is anaward-winning Libyan-born recording artist resident in Canada.Born in the Saharan city of Sabha, Libya, Roach Killa migrated with his family to Canada at the age of ten. He is a muslim...
- is a Toronto-based rapper.
- Tariq Hussain
- TV personalities
- Merella FernandezMerella FernandezMerella Fernandez is a Canadian reporter and was an anchor for CityNews in Toronto.Born in Karachi on 22 November 1973 to Goan parents Eulogio and Maura, she is the youngest of six children...
- a Canadian reporter and anchorAnchorAn anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
for CityNewsCityNewsCityNews is the title of local television newscasts currently seen on CITY-TV Toronto, Canada. It premiered on September 12, 1977 under the name CityPulse, then spread to Citytv stations in other cities across Canada. Due to severe financial issues, as of January 19, 2010, the only station that...
in Toronto - Sabrina JaleesSabrina JaleesSabrina Jalees is a female Canadian comedian, dancer, actor, host and writer from Toronto, Ontario, who writes a weekly column in the Toronto Stars ID section....
- a Canadian comedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy... - Farhan LaljiFarhan LaljiFarhan Lalji is a Vancouver-based sports reporter for TSN. He previously anchored SportsDesk between 1997 and 2000.He graduated from Simon Fraser University in liberal arts with a minor in communications and history....
- a sports anchorAnchorAn anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
for TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels... - Adnan VirkAdnan VirkAdnan Virk is a sports anchor, currently for ESPN. He was previously an anchor for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's Raptors NBA TV, Leafs TV and Gol TV. Until June 2009 he hosted several programs on The Score, and was previously an associate producer for Sportscentre at TSN...
- a sports anchorAnchorAn anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
for The Score - Juggan KazimJuggan KazimSyeda Mehr Bano Kazim , known by the stage name Juggan "Jay" Kazim , is a Pakistani-Canadian actress, model, and television host. She has worked in numerous Pakistani and Canadian films. She was nominated for MTV Model of the Year in 2008...
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- Merella Fernandez
Politics
- Wajid KhanWajid KhanWajid Ali Khan is a Canadian businessman and politician. Until 2008, he was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville as a Conservative Member of Parliament.-Early life:Khan served as an officer and a pilot in the Pakistan Air Force from 1966 to...
- former member of the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament... - Dr Adnan Haider
- Javid MirzaJavid MirzaJavid Mirza is a politician and community leader in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is president of the Muslim Association of Hamilton, and ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2006 federal election.-Early Life and Career:...
- LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate for Hamilton CentreHamilton CentreHamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings.... - Shafiq QaadriShafiq QaadriShafiq Qaadri is a family doctor and politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Etobicoke North for the Liberal Party.-Background:...
- member of the Legislative Assembly of OntarioLegislative Assembly of OntarioThe Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada... - Yasir NaqviYasir NaqviYasir Naqvi MPP is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Ottawa Centre. He is also the President of the Ontario Liberal Party....
- member of the Legislative Assembly of OntarioLegislative Assembly of OntarioThe Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada... - Shiraz ShariffShiraz Shariff-Political career:Shariff was elected to his first term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a hotly contested by-election in Calgary McCall on April 20, 1995 defeating Liberal Jeet Shergill and future New Democratic Party president Anne McGrath by just a few hundred votes.He won his second...
- former member of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative Assembly of AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton... - Shad QadriShad QadriShad Qadri is a politician and businessman in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the councillor for Stittsville-Kanata West Ward defeating Gilles Chasles in the 2006 municipal election.-Personal life:...
- an OttawaCity of OttawaThe City of Ottawa is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The corporation is responsible for provision of services to the public as well as enforcement of municipal by-laws...
City Councillor for Ward 6 - Shah BaleeghuddinSee Academics above
- Salma AtaullahjanSalma Ataullahjan-Career:She was named to the upper house by Governor General Michaëlle Jean, on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on July 9, 2010, and will sit with the Conservative caucus. With this appointment, Ataullahjan became the first Canadian senator of Pakistani Pushtun descent...
- Senator - Adnan Hashmi - Involved in Canadian Politics also participated in Municipal election from Mississauga
Sports
- Obby KhanObby KhanIbrahim "Obby" Khan is a centre for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He is a Canadian starter and a team captain. He was acquired in the dispersal draft when the Ottawa Renegades franchise folded before the start of the 2006 CFL season...
- a offensive linemen of the Winnipeg Blue BombersWinnipeg Blue BombersThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... - Qaiser AliQaiser AliQaiser Ali is a Canadian cricket player. He played one ListA match for Rawalpindi B in his native Pakistan in 1995, but moved to Canada later in life....
- Canadian cricket player - Umar BhattiUmar BhattiUmar Bhatti is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler.Bhatti first played for Canada in the Under-19s World Cup of 2004, where he finished 30 not out in his debut World Cup performance, batting at number seven. He played in six games in...
- Canadian cricket player - Asif DarAsif DarAsif Kamran Dar is a former boxer from Pakistan, competing in the lightweight division. He was born in Quetta....
- Canadian cricket player - Shahzad KhanShahzad KhanShahzad Khan is a Canadian cricketer. He plays as a batsman, but with the ability to bowl at a fast-medium pace. He made his debut in both First-class cricket and List A cricket for Canada against the Netherlands in the Dutch tour of Canada.-References:...
- Canadian cricket player - Tariq JavedTariq JavedTariq Javed is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for Canada. He was a right-handed batsman and was skilled with the cut shot....
- former Canadian cricket player - Sajeel Qureshi - Canadian tennis player at St. Bonaventure University
- Mohammad QaziMohammad QaziMohammad Qazi is a cricketer who has played one Twenty20 International for Canada.- External links :**...
- cricketer - Rizwan CheemaRizwan CheemaRizwan Ahmed Cheema is a cricketer who represents the Canadian national team.Cheema made his international debut at the age of 30 in the Scotiabank ODI series in King City, Ontario in August 2008...
- Canadian cricketer - Saad Bin ZafarSaad Bin ZafarSaad Bin Zafar is a Canadian cricket player. He migrated to Canada when he was a teenager.- Early career :In 2004 he took 5 wickets against Northern cricket club by 10 overs, 1 maiden and 4.4 econ...
- Canadian cricketer
Others
- Zafar BangashZafar BangashZafar Bangash is a noted Islamic movement journalist and commentator and a leader of the Muslim community in Toronto, Canada, and a strong advocate of Muslim unity....
- commentator - Terence D’SouzaTerence D’SouzaTerence D'Souza was born in 1932 in Jacobabad, Sindh, British India . After school in Karachi, he chose to became a priest, received religious training at the Christ the King Seminary and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in 1960.From 1960-68 he was Secretary to...
- Trustee in the Dufferin Peel Separate School Board - Michael John HamdaniMichael John HamdaniA Pakistani Canadian document-forger and immigrant-smuggler, Michael John Hamdani rose to notoriety after he entered a plea bargain with authorities, and triggered a manhunt for five fictitious Middle Eastern terrorists he invented...
- Forger - Kaiser NaseemKaiser NaseemKaiser H. Naseem is an investment banker. Currently, he heads the Bank Advisory Services unit of the International Finance Corporation where he is responsible for providing advisory services to banks and other financial institutions...
- banker - Umair Ahmed - Mr Umair Ahmed is an owner of software house based in waterloo
See also
- Canada–Pakistan relationsCanada–Pakistan relationsPakistan and Canada are on compatible terms with each other. Canada is represented through its embassy in Islamabad, and Pakistan is represented through its embassy in Ottawa...
- Pakistani CanadianPakistani Canadian- History in Canada :People from the region that would become Pakistan were among the pioneers who migrated from British India to British Columbia at the turn of the century. By 1905, as many as 200 participated in the building of that first community from modern-day Pakistan, which for a time had...
- List of Pakistani Americans
- List of British Pakistanis