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Indians in Pakistan include Indian citizens residing, working or studying as expatriates in Pakistan, Indian emigrants to Pakistan (post-independence era), Indian spouses married to Pakistanis, as well as Indians who have become naturalised Pakistani citizens and other people of Indian origin in Pakistan.[5]
History
Due to Pakistan and India being neighbours, there has been a history of immigration occurring between the two countries.[6] Nearly 2 million Pakistanis are partition-era migrants from modern India.[7][8][9][10] Between 1979 and 1981, there were estimated to be roughly 18,302 Indians who were overstaying illegally in Pakistan.[11] According to Pakistani government figures in 1995, there were believed to be thousands of Indian immigrants living in Karachi, many of whom were homeless.[2]
In 2005, the Indian government acknowledged that there were 1348 Indians in Pakistani jails, which included civilians, fishermen, convicted criminals and prisoners of war.[12] India has alleged that Indian underworld don Dawood Ibrahim resides in Karachi, although this claim has been rejected by Pakistan.[13] In 2008, the Indian foreign ministry advised its citizens to avoid travel to Pakistan after several Indian nationals in Pakistan were arrested and "accused of being terrorists" in connection to a blast in Lahore.[14][15] In 2011, David Headley alleged that there were some Indians living in Karachi who were willing to carry out attacks against India.[16] As of 2013, there were 1184 Indians serving sentences in Pakistani jails.[17]
^Web Edition (29 June 2012). "Sarabjit Singh is a terrorist: Surjeet". The News International 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013. According to the testament of his fellow spy operatives, Surjeet Singh, confirming that Sarabjit Singh is a terrorist and terrorists are neither released by India nor Pakistan....
