ABSTRACT
The anthropological literature on labour migration is premised on notions of continuing obligation. The migration process necessarily entails, therefore, an extension of moral space. British Pakistanis transform newly forged friendships into moral relationships through gift exchanges and the performance of rituals locally. The distinction emerges quite clearly in an analysis of the ritual offerings and sacrifices performed by British Pakistanis locally. The closest friends of most elite British Pakistanis, by contrast, tend to be other Pakistanis like themselves. The enclave economy formed by British Pakistanis in Manchester tends to 'reproduce' the structure of centre firms in some respects and is marked by a measure of horizontal and vertical integration. Pakistani traders in Manchester have to manage moral and economic relations with the same set of people. Pakistani labour migrants, both men and women, often appear to develop over time vast networks of acquaintances.
