Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif instructed the Pakistani ambassador in Kyrgyzstan to provide all possible help and support to Pakistani students. Statement of the Prime Minister's Office
Saturday 18 May 2024
Bishkek/Islamabad (Urdupoint Newspaper Latest-International Press Agency. May 18, 2024) After the violent incidents between local people and foreign students in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, the Pakistan Foreign Office says that according to the Kyrgyz authorities, five people were killed in these incidents. Pakistanis have been injured, one of whom is still undergoing treatment. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has instructed the Pakistani ambassador in Kyrgyzstan to provide all possible help and support to the Pakistani students and said that he is monitoring the situation himself. Informing about the situation, he said that no Pakistani lost his life in the incident and the embassy is assisting the injured students.
According to the local newspaper of Kyrgyzstan, 29 people have been injured in these incidents, while the authorities have detained three suspects, while according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the security forces have completely controlled the situation and now the situation After the violent acts against Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan, upon contacting the phone number given by the Pakistan Embassy in Bishkek on "X", the Counsel Attaché of the Pakistan Embassy, Muhammad Faisal, has confirmed that these violent acts have returned to normal. Not a single death has occurred in the incident.
Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation, Mohammad Faisal said that yesterday some Egyptian students had a fight with local Kyrgyz students, during which the local students were tortured. According to him, after the fight, the local students felt that Those fighting them are Pakistanis or Indians, so the angry local Kyrgyz students stormed all the hostels where Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi students were staying. Not even dead.
After these incidents, the Kyrgyz army and police have taken control, now the situation is under control, according to Muhammad Faisal, the Kyrgyz police and army have fully cooperated with the Pakistani embassy, and when an emergency call comes from somewhere, we inform the local administration. If the students want to go back to Pakistan, we have made all arrangements to send them back and they will be sent back to Pakistan safely.
On the other hand, the Pakistani Foreign Office says that according to the Ministry of Health, four Pakistanis were given first aid and discharged, while one Pakistani is being treated for a jaw injury. Director General (ECO&CARs) Aizaz Khan summoned the Foreign Office to de-marche the Office of the Director General (ECO&CARs) Melis Moldaliev, the Government of Pakistan on reports of last night's incidents against Pakistani students studying in the Kyrgyz Republic. Informed of the deep concern of the Kyrgyz Governor, it was emphasized that the Kyrgyz government should take all possible measures to ensure the safety of Pakistani students and citizens living in the Kyrgyz Republic.
After violent incidents between local people and foreign students in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, the Pakistani embassy in the capital Bishkek says that no Pakistani was killed in these incidents, but according to the Pakistani ambassador, 35 people were injured, whose nationality was Not Confirmed In a tweet posted on "X", the Pakistani embassy said that the Kyrgyz government has confirmed that no Pakistani student died in the recent mob violence against foreign students.
The Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior has also issued a press release in which it is said that the situation is under control. Talking to private TV, Pakistani Ambassador Hassan Ali Zaigham said that according to the Kyrgyz authorities, no one was raped. Local students have been injured and around 35 people have been brought to the hospital, but the Kyrgyz authorities have not yet said anything about their nationality. said that the angry people entered the hostels by jumping over the walls and misbehaved with the students, damaged their belongings, but now these people have dispersed, he said that they did not specifically target the Pakistani students According to Hasan Ali Zaigham, after the videos of the fight between Egyptian students and local people went viral, the ambassador also directed the Pakistani students to stay at home until the situation returns to normal. In one of his posts on X, he said that in the context of mob violence around the student hostel in Bishkek, the Pakistani embassy has strongly advised all Pakistani students in Bishkek to stay at home until the situation returns to normal. Stay inside The ambassador said that we are coordinating with local law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of our students.
Since last night, some videos and pictures have been circulating on the social media website "X" in which Pakistani students are allegedly being tortured by the local people of Kyrgyzstan, but these claims have not been independently verified. could not be confirmed. Apart from this, apparently, some video messages of Pakistani students studying in Kyrgyzstan are also viral on "X", in which these students say that Pakistani students are being tortured by local people in Kyrgyzstan. And their hostels are being attacked. According to the public notice issued by the Pakistani embassy, there have been several incidents of local mob violence against foreign students in Bishkek since last evening.
