The majority of Pakistanis in the UK are generally from poorer backgrounds, they aren't as educated as other ethnic groups and are also more likely to be unemployed, this is the major difference between those in the UK and the US.
They also tend to be a lot more conservative and traditional than other Muslim communities such as Indian or Bengali Muslims. Bengalis also tend to be poorer and less educated but their culture is a little different, they aren't tribal (except for tiny pockets of non-Muslims) and they don't practise cousin marriage as widely (which of course there is nothing wrong with when consent is given by the kids involved but it can be the catalyst of family 'problems', girl saying 'no', dad or mum saying 'ok, ur off to Pakistan' or 'if u don't marry so and so ur going to get a beating etc'). It happens in other communities as well (there was a v.well known case over here involving a Kurdish girl) but Pakistanis are generally thought of as the most conservative Muslims.
My Mum's friend is a social worker and some of the stuff she would tell us was shocking, the sheer number of Pakistani girls who were suddenly pulled out of school before their GCSEs and put on a plane to Pakistan to get married, girls not being allowed to go to college or uni or out to work etc. Of course there are other cultures who do this but Pakistanis have the worst reputation for it.. There are soooo many Pakistani mothers in the UK who have been living here for 20/30 yrs and still can't even speak English cos their husbands or inlaws haven't let them learn.. Makes me sick...
I think this is wrong im a muslim girl who lives in the UK. I have done two degrees and now i am a teacher, my mum has lived in the UK for 25 years she has done her Alevels in the UK. My parents mashallah are very good and we have lot of freedom here. I am also married to someone from Pakistan (which is not my cousin). I have a daughter. Not all Pakistanis are the same so there no point in judging all pakistani in the UK to be the same because we are not. Mashallah i come from a very very wealthy family and we are all educated.