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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <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. | 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=== | [[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. | ||