per cent of the refugees. Ms Lucas suggests that the Pakistani government has been slow in providing citizenship to the refugees because doing so might nullify their right to self-determination. Sindh The city of Karachi is home to a significant diaspora of Kashmiris. According to the 2017 Pakistan Census, 63,784 people in Karachi reported Kashmiri as their mother tongue. United Kingdom Around 70% of all British Pakistanis in England trace their origins to the administrative territory of Azad Kashmir in northeastern Pakistan, mainly from the Mirpur, Kotli and Bhimber districts. Many of them migrated to the United Kingdom in the 1960s to work as labourers after the construction of the Mangla Dam by the Pakistani government. Large Azad Kashmiri communities can be found in Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, Leeds, Luton and the surrounding towns. The Valley Kashmiris in the UK maintain that they are "Kashmiris" and the Azad Kashmiris are "nouveaux Kashmiris". Canada In the 2016 Canadian census, approximately 3,000 people reported being of Kashmiri descent. Singapore A community of approximately 250 Kashmiri Pandits lives in Singapore. Overseas organisations Stand With Kashmir Kashmir Civitas Kashmir Hindu Foundation (KHF) Kashmir Global Council Australian forum for Kashmir Kashmiri Womens council Daughters of Kashmir Free Kashmir Organisation Germany Friends of Kashmir Canada Friends of Kashmir Dallas Texas USA International Kashmir Peace Forum Spain Jammu and Kashmir Council on Human Rights UK Jammu and Kashmir Overseas Community Saudi Arabia Indo-Canadian Kashmiri Forum Jammu Kashmir Forum France Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Movement UK Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front London UK The Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement International Justice and Freedom Party Justice For Kashmir Los Angeles Justice Foundation UK Kashmir American Welfare Association Kashmir awami Society Kuwait Kashmir Awareness Forum of Canada Indo-European Kashmiri Forum Kashmiri Overseas Organisations Million Voices for Kashmiri Unity These organisation are trying to preserve Kashmiri language and heritage by teaching youngsters their language, culture and history. Kashmiri Pandit Sabha is the biggest organisation of Kashmiri outside Kashmir, and they have a number of sister chapters across India. See also Mirpuri diaspora Kashmiris Kashmir conflict List of Kashmiri people References External links Kashmiri Overseas Association Indian diaspora