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| December 28, 2005 | Wednesday | Ziqa’ad 25, 1426 |
91 foreign students to be deported
LAHORE, Dec 27: The Punjab government has prepared a list of 91 foreign students of seminaries in the province, who are required to be deported to countries of their origin before Dec 31. A Punjab government document made available to Dawn on Tuesday says the 91 foreigners had joined the seminaries from May 31, 2005 to date. A source, however, said there might be more foreigners in the seminaries.
The students are admitted to various seminaries in the Punjab, mainly in Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Lahore and Sheikhupura divisions (as they were formerly called), says the document which has been enclosed with an official order issued by the home department on Dec 22 to the IGP.
“It has been desired that appropriate measures may be taken for deportation of these foreign students to the countries of their origin by Dec 31, 2005. It is, therefore, requested that necessary instructions be conveyed to all concerned for taking further action in the matter,” reads the official order.
It further says it has been desired that a daily report may be furnished to the department for onward transmission to ministry of interior, government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
The document also names the seminaries where the foreigners are getting education, which include Madressah Arabia Masjid Westlodge-II, Rawalpindi; Madressah Arabia Makki Masjid, Sahiwal Road, Gujrat; Jamia Ashraful Aloom, Kasur; Maudoodi Institute, Multan Road, Lahore; and Madressah Arabia Raiwind, Lahore.
According to the document, the students belong to Thailand, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, Afghanistan, Krygzstan, Macedonia, Jordan, Portugal, Chad, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Tunis, Macadamia and Bangladesh.
Another official order issued by Punjab IGP to all DIGs and police heads in the province says “these foreign students may please be told to leave Pakistan according to the policy of the government.
“Please ensure compliance under intimation to this office by Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005.”
The Lahore police chief, DIG Tariq Saleem, told Dawn that in accordance with the policy of the government the process to deport the students was under way. “We have conveyed to the madressahs. Their response is cooperative,” he said. Below are the names of the foreign students: Abdul Fallah, Suchat, Thirayut, Masanlaw, Wichian, Ahmed Khassar, Kharki, Akhmer Khussey, Sheikh Rafia, Arhama Laetiangsa, Makoseng Saraseh, Sama ae Himkam, Ibroneng Sad, Marcsod Buerahen, Manah Dasae, Sualiha, An Yu Bu, Yu Su Bu, Malike, Hasim, Handaohul, Wing yun Sheng, Hai Hong Conte, Ma Jie, Wang Ping Zhi, Wang Shutti, Ishag, Hasang, Iaitilsa, Iedlis, Zabihullah G, H A Jamil, A rehman, Matiullah, Safiullah, Yassin, Shabbir, Ismail, Samiullah, Rahmatullah, H Faizur Rehman, Abdul Hai, Mansoor, Sayed Islam, M Asif, M Hamid, Moshal, Aslam Mohammad Umar, Sadaruddin, Jawad, Kuban, Muhammad, Fawaz, Pateh, Brahim Abakar, Salum, Mohammad Said, Abdur Ahmon, Bahriddin, Mahmud Bek, Babbyl, Kasymaly, Pavshanbek, Abdikasid, Israil, Kabylbek, Abbas Mohammad, Faizal, Redzep, Mohammad Hamza, Mohammad, Nurullo, Adiham Jan, Izafullo, Mohammad Sahrial, Mohammad Yousuf, Amir Hossain, Taha, Kholed, Nabi, Mashudi, Sheikh Tabian, Sheikh Qadeerullah, Dusuk Bahem, Naif H Sihawe, Fahad Nassif, Muhammad Hanzalah, Abdul Malik, Halid Esmael and Loch Shakir.
Meanwhile, a meeting to review the situation was chaired by the Punjab home secretary on Tuesday at the civil secretariat.
An official, who attended the meeting, said it was decided that the seminaries’ refusal would be taken in writing by the police which would further be submitted to the Punjab government. Another meeting would be held on Friday to decide the final course of action if the seminaries did not come up with a positive response, the official added.
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