Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates constitute a population of 1.2 million - only second to the largest migrant population of Indians

Indians in the United Arab Emirates

Indians in the United Arab Emirates constitute a large part of population of the country. Over a million Indian migrants are estimated to be living in the UAE , who form over 40% of the total population of the UAE. A majority of Indians live in the three largest cities of the UAE — Dubai,...

. The majority are found in Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 and Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...

 respectively, while a significant population is spread out in Sharjah

Sharjah (city)

Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...

 and the remaining Northern Emirates

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is composed of 7 emirates :-References:...

. Dubai alone accounts for a Pakistani population of 400,000.

Background

From the time when heavy Pakistani migration occurred to the Middle East, a number of Pakistanis went to the United Arab Emirates. While many tend to be skilled and semi-skilled professionals, most are unskilled migrant workers.

Pakistanis have integrated well within the society and contribute an important share to the country; the previous years have shown heavy investment in the UAE by Pakistanis. A recent statistical report cited by the president of the Pakistan-UAE Business Council revealed that there were currently 6,000 Pakistani companies actively operating in the country and Pakistanis had invested a total of 6.7 billion Dirhams

United Arab Emirates dirham

The dirham is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. The ISO 4217 code for the United Arab Emirates dirham is AED. Unofficial abbreviations include DH or Dhs. The dirham is subdivided into 100 ....

 in Dubai real estate alone.

Pakistani Professionals

According to the latest census there are 1.2mn Pakistanis in UAE. Pakistanis in UAE dominate the transport sector i.e. from logistics to crane operators and up to taxi drivers. Around 75% of the UAE taxi drivers are Pakistanis. Besides transport sector, there are many Pakistani bankers working in various local and multinational banks. It is not uncommon to find Pakistani Professionals working in various Multinationals in UAE. There are many Pakistani restaurants in UAE owned and run by these expatriate Pakistanis.

Community Representation

There are number of organisations which represent Pakistanis in UAE. Some of them are as follows:

1. Pakistan Association of Dubai (PAD)
2. Youth Club of Pakistan (YCP)
3. Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Alumni UAE Chapter
4. Overseas Pakistani Forum (UAE)
5. Pakistan Business Forum (UAE)

See also

• Pakistan – United Arab Emirates relations
• Indians in the United Arab Emirates
  Indians in the United Arab Emirates
  Indians in the United Arab Emirates constitute a large part of population of the country. Over a million Indian migrants are estimated to be living in the UAE , who form over 40% of the total population of the UAE. A majority of Indians live in the three largest cities of the UAE — Dubai,...
  
  
• Bangladeshis in the United Arab Emirates
• Afghans in the United Arab Emirates

Sources

http://www.ycpdubai.com
http://www.iba.edu.pk
http://www.pakassociationdubai.com