Pakistani
adjective
Pa·ki·stani
ˌpa-ki-ˈsta-nē 
ˌpä-ki-ˈstä-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Pakistan or its people
Pakistani
noun
plural Pakistanis
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In his weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Andarabi dismissed claims of intelligence sharing during the Pakistani foreign minister's recent visit to Washington.
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Last year, activists capitalized on a flurry of Elon Musk posts on X to highlight historic abuse, primarily carried out by groups of men of mainly Pakistani heritage, in the northern English town of Oldham.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Pakistani leaders denied the allegations, but two months later the Obama Administration suspended eight hundred million dollars in military aid, one-third of its yearly assistance to Pakistan.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Later that same day, officials confirmed that at least seven people who had been in the vehicle were killed in the crash, Pakistani outlets The Nation, Pakistan Today and The News reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
After months of anticipation, Zareen’s, the popular Pakistani-Indian restaurant chain thriving in the Peninsula and South Bay, has opened its new downtown Sunnyvale location.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Diplomats maintained a push for peace, with Iranian and Pakistani officials in Qatar for talks, but Washington and Tehran remain far apart on issues such as Iran’s nuclear program and US sanctions.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
In the wacky series’ first season, Pakistani American brothers Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh) inherited a secret drug empire when their father died.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Now the Hulu series—which follows the ups and downs of the Dars, two Pakistani American brothers struggling to run their late father’s crime syndicate—is back for its sophomore season.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 May 2026
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Last year, activists capitalized on a flurry of Elon Musk posts on X to highlight historic abuse, primarily carried out by groups of men of mainly Pakistani heritage, in the northern English town of Oldham.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Pakistani leaders denied the allegations, but two months later the Obama Administration suspended eight hundred million dollars in military aid, one-third of its yearly assistance to Pakistan.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Later that same day, officials confirmed that at least seven people who had been in the vehicle were killed in the crash, Pakistani outlets The Nation, Pakistan Today and The News reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
After months of anticipation, Zareen’s, the popular Pakistani-Indian restaurant chain thriving in the Peninsula and South Bay, has opened its new downtown Sunnyvale location.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Diplomats maintained a push for peace, with Iranian and Pakistani officials in Qatar for talks, but Washington and Tehran remain far apart on issues such as Iran’s nuclear program and US sanctions.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
In the wacky series’ first season, Pakistani American brothers Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh) inherited a secret drug empire when their father died.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Now the Hulu series—which follows the ups and downs of the Dars, two Pakistani American brothers struggling to run their late father’s crime syndicate—is back for its sophomore season.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 May 2026
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