Filipinos in Pakistan

Filipinos in Pakistan
Total population
Approx. 2,000
Regions with significant populations
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar.
Languages
English, Philippine languages (Filipino-Tagalog), Pakistani languages (Urdu)
Religion
Mostly Roman Catholicism, minority of Protestantism and Islam.
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Filipino

Filipinos in Pakistan (Urdu: فَلپائنی) consist of migrants from the Philippines. In 2008, there were an estimated 1,500 Filipinos in Pakistan according to the statistics of the Philippine government. Many Filipinos came to Pakistan for work and those who later married Pakistanis now hold Pakistani citizenship. Pakistan comparatively has experience good immigration rate from Philippines despite security issues.