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a group of about a hundred, among them many
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1439:Netherlands
1377:Middle East
1325:South Korea
1187:Afghanistan
946:Venezuelans
936:Salvadorans
926:Paraguayans
911:Ecuadorians
379:Pak Tribune
158:remit money
1763:Categories
1334:South East
1225:Sri Lanka
1199:Bangladesh
1075:Ukrainians
1045:Bulgarians
1014:Pakistanis
941:Uruguayans
906:Dominicans
896:Colombians
881:Argentines
771:Current TV
762:Current TV
680:3 December
497:3 December
472:3 December
410:3 December
385:3 December
235:movement.
202:See also:
147:Employment
1550:Australia
1363:Singapore
1315:Hong Kong
1050:Romanians
1035:Albanians
989:Georgians
984:Filipinos
974:Armenians
931:Peruvians
916:Hondurans
886:Bolivians
842:Moroccans
837:Algerians
718:, Spain:
695:, Spain:
133:Barcelona
59:Languages
48:Barcelona
1741:Pakistan
1627:Kashmiri
1612:Gujarati
1593:See also
1582:Punjabis
1560:Punjabis
1555:Pashtuns
1522:Punjabis
1517:Pashtuns
1490:Americas
1474:Pashtuns
1469:Punjabis
1464:Mirpuris
1368:Thailand
1356:Punjabis
1346:Malaysia
1303:Far East
1229:Pashtuns
1214:Pashtuns
1192:Punjabis
1084:See also
1065:Italians
1055:Russians
1004:Japanese
999:Iranians
967:Lebanese
921:Mexicans
891:Chileans
868:Americas
847:Sahrawis
450:INE 2009
427:INE 2007
257:See also
198:Religion
164:Language
91:Religion
75:, other
52:El Raval
1727:Portals
1642:Saraiki
1637:Punjabi
1632:Pashtun
1570:Sindhis
1565:Hazaras
1543:Oceania
1532:Sindhis
1507:Houston
1479:Sindhis
1429:Germany
1419:Denmark
1394:Lebanon
1252:Bahrain
1234:Sindhis
1219:Sindhis
1159:Somalia
1009:Koreans
994:Indians
979:Chinese
832:Amazigh
726:13 June
703:13 June
250:Catalan
246:Spanish
192:Catalan
188:English
184:Spanish
169:Punjabi
85:Catalan
81:Spanish
73:English
65:Punjabi
1647:Sindhi
1617:Hazara
1607:Baloch
1512:Baloch
1497:Canada
1459:London
1444:Norway
1424:France
1412:Europe
1389:Israel
1384:Jordan
1287:Baloch
1262:Kuwait
1209:Baloch
1147:Africa
1028:Europe
901:Cubans
824:Africa
722:, 2009
699:, 2008
137:Punjab
1753:Spain
1449:Spain
1434:Italy
1399:Syria
1341:Burma
1320:Japan
1310:China
1294:Yemen
1272:Qatar
1204:India
1180:South
1154:Libya
1070:Poles
1060:Serbs
1019:Turks
962:Arabs
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209:Islam
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1257:Iran
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