Pakistani community of London
| Total population | |
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| 223,797 2.7% of London's population (20% of the total Pakistani population in the UK) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Ealing, Brent, Hounslow, Croydon, Wandsworth, Merton, Hillingdon, Barking and Dagenham, Harrow | |
| Languages | |
| English (British English, Pakistani English) · Punjabi · Urdu and others | |
| Religion | |
| Islam 92% and Christianity 2% | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asian British people · Overseas Pakistanis · Pakistani people |
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The Pakistani community of London (also called Pakistani Londoners) consist of Pakistani emigrants and their descendants who have settled in London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. Pakistanis in London form the largest concentrated community of British Pakistanis; immigration from regions which now form Pakistan predate Pakistan's independence.
Pakistanis in London represent a diverse mixture of South Asian subgroups including Punjabis, Pashtuns, Muhajirs and smaller numbers of Sindhis and Balochis among others. A substantial number of British Pakistanis who arrived to London in the 1960s were qualified teachers, doctors and engineers.