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*Original application forms, '''which contain name of the applicant, date of birth, occupation, number of passport, special qualifications, and details about previous service in the armed forces''' | *Original application forms, '''which contain name of the applicant, date of birth, occupation, number of passport, special qualifications, and details about previous service in the armed forces''' | ||
*Photographs of the applicant | *Photographs of the applicant | ||
===Emigration From Pakistan=== | |||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Pakistan== | |||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Pakistan, see [[Pakistan Finding Town of Origin|'''Pakistan Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | |||
==Pakistan Emigration and Immigration== | |||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | |||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | |||
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]===Emigration From Pakistan=== | |||
*From 1842 to 1857, a small number of '''immigrants from Punjab, Sindh and Kashmir''' began arriving in the '''British Isles as employees of the British East India Company''', typically as lashkars and sailors in '''British port cities'''. | *From 1842 to 1857, a small number of '''immigrants from Punjab, Sindh and Kashmir''' began arriving in the '''British Isles as employees of the British East India Company''', typically as lashkars and sailors in '''British port cities'''. | ||
*After the establishment of the British Empire in 1857, '''Baloch and Pashtuns along with Punjabis, Sindhis and Kashmiris''' continued coming to '''Britain''' as '''seamen, traders, students, domestic workers, cricketers, political officials and visitors'''. A small number of them settled in the region. | *After the establishment of the British Empire in 1857, '''Baloch and Pashtuns along with Punjabis, Sindhis and Kashmiris''' continued coming to '''Britain''' as '''seamen, traders, students, domestic workers, cricketers, political officials and visitors'''. A small number of them settled in the region. | ||