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13 unusual facts about Pakistani people


Ajaz Akhtar

Ajaz Akhtar (born 1 September 1968) is a former Pakistani-born English cricketer.

Cantonese slang

In Hong Kong slang terms for members of minority groups include "gweilo," (ghost man) meaning White people, "ga tau" and "lo baat tau" (carrot head) meaning Japanese people, "bak gwei" (white devil) meaning Caucasians, "hak gwei" (black devil) meaning Black people, "bun mui" meaning Filipina domestic employees, and "ah cha" meaning Indian people and Pakistani people.

Carrer de Joaquín Costa, Barcelona

From working class beginnings, the street has been in a continuous state of gentrification during the 2000s (decade) and has become more mainstream attention in recent years, as well as a residential area home to many Filipino and Pakistani immigrants.

Clifton Cricket Club

Clifton Cricket Club has employed such professionals as Pakistani international Mansoor Rana and Sri Lankan U19s Captain Chintaka Jayasinghe.

Mirza Ather Baig

Mirza Athar Baig is a Pakistani novelist, playwright and short story writer.

My Beautiful Laundrette

His father, Hussein, is a Pakistani journalist who lives in London but hates Britain and its international politics.

Nicholas Langman

The Greek newspaper Proto Thema named Langman as being responsible for the abduction, interrogation and torture of at least 28 Pakistani nationals.

Pakistan at the 2010 Winter Olympics

The first Pakistani qualfing Skier Muhammad Abbas raced in the men's giant slalom, placing 79th.

Pakistani people

There are countless other ethnic groups that make up part of Pakistani's mosaic such as the Bengalis, Burmese, Hazara, Tajik, Persian, Arab and Hakka; the last are an ethnic group that traces its origin to China.

Plashet School

The majority of the students come from an Asian background, such as Bengalis Gujaratis and Pakistanis, as well as people coming from a Middle Eastern backgrounds too, such as Yemenies, Saudi Arabian and Lebanese.

Shades of Ray

The film stars Zachary Levi as a half-American, half-Pakistani male wrestling with his mixed identity while waiting for his girlfriend to respond to his marriage proposal.

Tibbia College

Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, a notable Pakistani scientist in natural products chemistry was requested by Hakeem Ajmal Khan to initiate the Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbi Research Institute.

Vikram Batra

His company is credited with killing at least eight Pakistani soldiers and recovering a heavy machine gun.


Alizeh Imtiaz

Alizeh Imtiaz (born 10 November 1986 in Karachi, Pakistan) is the first Pakistani to have successfully had her debut short film 'Shades of Black' screened at the London Filmmakers Convention 2007.

Amir Mehdi

Amir Mehdi (sometimes spelled Amir Mahdi) was a Pakistani mountaineer known for climbing Nanga Parbat Mountain in 1953 as part of an Austrian expedition and K2 in 1954 with an Italian expedition.

Hookah lounge

United Kingdom - In the United Kingdom, hookahs are most commonly found in "shisha bars" run by Lebanese, Pakistani or Egyptian people.

Rasheed Attre

Rasheed Attre (1919 – December 18, 1967) was a Pakistani film music composer.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Urdu: شاہد خاقان عباسی) (born 27 December 1958 ) is a Pakistani entrepreneur, electrical engineer, and a politician.

Tarinkot

On 27 July 2011, a Pakistani suicide terrorist from the Waziristan region of Pakistan was captured by the Afghan National Army and ISAF forces during a raid on the house of Mullah Qasim in the Sur Marghab area near Tirinkot.