Pakistan, May 23 -- Pakistanis have become the largest group of asylum seekers in the United Kingdom, according to fresh figures from the UK Home Office released on Thursday. The data shows that 11,048 Pakistani nationals applied for asylum in the year ending March 2025, making up 10.1% of total applications.

This marks a 17% increase compared to the previous year, when 7,003 Pakistanis sought asylum, placing them third on the list. In total, 109,343 people applied for asylum in the UK during the 12-month period - the highest number since records began in 2001.

Meanwhile, Afghan nationals ranked second with 8,069 applicants, followed by Syrians, who saw one of the largest year-on-year increases. Syrian asylum seekers rose from 4,232 to ...