There are a small number of French people in Pakistan, consisting mostly of expatriates, employees, French spouses married to Pakistanis and

French people of Pakistani descent French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...

who moved back into the country, along with Pakistani-born people of French ancestry. There are under 4000 French expatriates in Pakistan. French nationals are working in various branches of

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in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad for promotion of French culture and language while also teaching French as a second language to the locals. They are also working as visiting faculties in educational institutes such as

Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, also referred as PIFD, is a public design institution primarily located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1994 as the Pakistan School of Fashion Design (PSF) by the Trade Development Autho ...

Education

The École Française d'Islamabad and the École Française de Karachi were formerly in operation.Baabar, Mariana.
French school closed down in Islamabad

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Notable people

* Julien Columeau - Urdu novelistFrench novelist wants no govt patronage for writers
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Osman Khalid Butt Osman Khalid Butt ( ur, ; born 9 February 1986) is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in Diyar-E-Dil , Faaz Ibrahim in Chupke Chupke and Malik Shahzain in ...

- actor *

Sonya Jehan Sonya Rizvi ( ur, ; born 24 April 1980), better known by her stage name Sonya Jehan, is a Pakistani film actress who predominantly works in Urdu and Hindi-language films. She is the granddaughter of legendary singer Noor Jehan and filmmaker S ...

- actress *

Sadaf Malaterre Sadaf Malaterre (born 3 April 1969) is a Pakistani fashion designer who has been running her eponymous label in Karachi, Pakistan Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, w ...

- Fashion designer * Ayub K. Ommaya - scientist

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