Editing Pakistan (section)

=== Diaspora ===
{{Main|Overseas Pakistani}}
[[File:Nergis Mavalvala.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nergis Mavalvala]] is a [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani American]] Professor of Physics at [[MIT]] who is known for her role in the first observation of gravitational waves.]]

According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Pakistan has the sixth-largest diaspora globally.<ref name="ribune-2016" /> Approximately 7&nbsp;million Pakistanis reside abroad, mainly in the Middle East, Europe, and North America.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 February 2009 |title=Pride and the Pakistani Diaspora |url=http://archives.dawn.com/archives/142435 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015142319/http://archives.dawn.com/archives/142435 |archive-date=15 October 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013 |publisher=Archives.dawn.com}}</ref> Pakistan ranks 10th globally for remittances sent home.<ref name="overseaspakistanis1" /><ref name="worldbank1">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Migration and Remittances: Top Countries |url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1199807908806/Top10.pdf |access-date=19 December 2013 |publisher=Siteresources.worldbank.org}}</ref> Saudi Arabia is the largest source of remittances, contributing $5.9&nbsp;billion {{as of|2016|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 July 2016 |title=Saudi Arabia remains largest source of remittances for Pakistan |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1142758/saudi-arabia-remains-largest-source-remittances/ |access-date=24 December 2016 |newspaper=The Express Tribune}}</ref> The term ''[[Overseas Pakistani]]'' is officially recognized by the Government of Pakistan, with the [[Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis|Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development]] addressing their needs, welfare, and issues. Overseas Pakistanis constitute the second-largest source of foreign exchange remittances to Pakistan, with remittances increasing by over 100% from US$8.9&nbsp;billion in 2009–10 to US$19.9&nbsp;billion in 2015–16.<ref name="remit" /><ref name="worldbank1" />