[arbusto99]

Neighbours on the council estate said an Asian couple lived there with a young baby daughter. It is believed that the baby was aged about eight or nine months, a resident said.

"Asian" in this context would be Pakistani, yes?

[Saberwielder]

Asian in the UK means Pakistani or Bangladeshi Muslim.

[Saberwielder]

BTW, during my first visit to London many years ago, my host suggested that we go to an "Asian" place for dinner. I thought it was going to be something like a PFChang's and it turned out to be a curry joint.