Pakistani Diaspora's Role in National Development
Nearly 5 million Pakistani emigrants make up the world's 7th largest disapora, according to the World Bank Factbook 2011 . Adding the foreign-born children of these Pakistani emigres to the tally pushes the total figure up to about 7 million. The top five nations that the Pakistani diaspora calls home include the United Kingdom (1.2 million), The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1.2 million), the United Arab Emirates (1.1 million), the United States (700,000) and Canada (300,000), according to Pakistan's Dawn newspaper .
The nations ranking ahead of Pakistan are Mexico at #1, India at #2, Russia at #3, China at #4, Ukraine at #5 and Bangladesh at #6. Both the UK and Pakistan are tied at #7 with 4.7 million emigres, according to the World Bank.
World's Top 10 Diasporas:
Here are the top 10 national diasporas:
1. Mexico 11.9 million
2. India 11.4 million
3. Russia 11.1 million
4. China 8.3 million
5. Ukraine 6.6 million
6. Bangladesh 5.4 million
7. P...