In a statement the Indian Home Minister told authorities that between 2009 and 2011, 1990 Pakistanis had applied for Indian citizenship and that these applications had been submitted in various Indian states.       — File Photo

NEW DELHI: India’s Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that during the past three years 764 Pakistanis had been given Indian citizenship, DawnNews reported.

In a statement the Indian Home Minister told authorities that between 2009 and 2011, 1990 Pakistanis had applied for Indian citizenship and that these applications had been submitted in various Indian states.

Out of the total, 764 applicants had been given Indian citizenship.

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