Pakistani in Switzerland
Pakistanis in Switzerland are made up of migrants from Pakistan in Switzerland and their descendants.
situation
In 2004 there were 3,000 Pakistani citizens living in Switzerland. The community is one of the largest among the Muslims in Switzerland . The Pakistanis are mainly concentrated in the cities of Zurich and Bern . They mostly speak Punjabi and Urdu as mother tongues and English , German , French and Italian as second languages.
Reasons for migration
Many Pakistanis came to Switzerland as asylum seekers. However, there are also a large number of Pakistanis who work as high-tech experts in information technology and the health sector, for example there are Pakistani scientists who work at CERN .
In addition, Pakistan has a diplomatic presence in Switzerland, both through its embassy and through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva .
Organizations
The Swiss Pakistani Society is a non-political and non-denominational organization of Pakistani citizens in Switzerland. Ahmadiyya in Switzerland is a national section of a religious community that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded in India in 1889 as an Islamic movement.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yearbook 2004 to 2005: Überseepakistaner-Fundus ( Memento of the original from May 24th 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Meet the Pakistani-Swiss: Chowk Reise ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ CERN and Pakistan: A Personal Perspective (CERN Kurier)
- ↑ CERN and Pakistan consolidate their partnership: CERN DS
