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Around 22 Pakistanis are set to get Indian citizenship as the state government has given its final nod and sent their files to the central government.
The development comes in the backdrop of the directive issued on behalf of the state government by the principal secretary (home) asking district magistrates and police chiefs of Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, Kanpur City and Saharanpur to organize special camps and look into the problems of Pakistani nationals staying in these districts, who have applied for Indian citizenship but failed to get the same.
Sharing the details with TOI, deputy superintendent of police, (local intelligence unit), Nagendra Chaturvedi, said, "The state government had organized a special camp in July where around 40 Pakistani nationals staying in Bareilly for more than seven years had submitted applications along with relevant documents seeking Indian citizenship. We had sent their files to the state government which after scrutinizing the documents has approved granting citizenship to 22 Pakistanis. Now, it is only a matter of few days when they will be granted Indian citizenship," he added.
On Wednesday, Afsheen Murtuza, a Karachi resident, who got married to Murtuza Khan of Rampur way back in 1994 got her Indian citizenship after a 21-year-long struggle.
Most of the applicants are estranged Pakistani women, who belong to India and were married in Pakistan, and then had to return after divorce. Among them, many have remarried Indian men and are staying in India on extended visas and have applied for Indian citizenship.
Talking to TOI, district magistrate Gaurav Dayal, said, "In this connection, a special camp was organized on July 15 and 16, where we received around 40 applications from Pakistani nationals. Out of these 35 are women and remaining five men. Among them 14 were holding valid Pakistani visas and we had sent their file to government of India for considering their claim for Indian citizenship."
He added, "Normally, a foreign national, who is residing in our country for last seven years is entitled to apply for citizenship under the Citizenship clause. His rights will also be protected but he would not be eligible for welfare schemes of the government. This includes BPL cards and other benefits which otherwise are provided to ordinary citizens."
Take the case of Qamar Jahan of Chak Mehmood locality, who was married to a Pakistani national residing in Lahore 30 years back and was granted Pakistani citizenship seven years after marriage. However, after divorce she returned to India 15 years back, where she married a local, Syed Munsif Ali. The woman is yet to get Indian citizenship.
Likewise, Rafat Parveen of Mola Nagar was also married to a Pakistani national, Jawed Khan, residing in Karachi, 20 years back. However, after difference arose between the couple, the woman was forced to come back to India along with her son. Here, she married an Indian national, Mukhtar Ahmad, who died few years later. Now, she is also awaiting a citizenship status from the Indian government.
Pakistani national, Lila Bai, a native of Sindh province was married to a Bareilly resident, Narendra Kumar of Sindhu Nagar locality, 15 years back. She is forced to stay on an extended visa after failing to obtain Indian citizenship even 15 years after marriage.
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The development comes in the backdrop of the directive issued on behalf of the state government by the principal secretary (home) asking district magistrates and police chiefs of Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, Kanpur City and Saharanpur to organize special camps and look into the problems of Pakistani nationals staying in these districts, who have applied for Indian citizenship but failed to get the same.
Sharing the details with TOI, deputy superintendent of police, (local intelligence unit), Nagendra Chaturvedi, said, "The state government had organized a special camp in July where around 40 Pakistani nationals staying in Bareilly for more than seven years had submitted applications along with relevant documents seeking Indian citizenship. We had sent their files to the state government which after scrutinizing the documents has approved granting citizenship to 22 Pakistanis. Now, it is only a matter of few days when they will be granted Indian citizenship," he added.
On Wednesday, Afsheen Murtuza, a Karachi resident, who got married to Murtuza Khan of Rampur way back in 1994 got her Indian citizenship after a 21-year-long struggle.
Most of the applicants are estranged Pakistani women, who belong to India and were married in Pakistan, and then had to return after divorce. Among them, many have remarried Indian men and are staying in India on extended visas and have applied for Indian citizenship.
Talking to TOI, district magistrate Gaurav Dayal, said, "In this connection, a special camp was organized on July 15 and 16, where we received around 40 applications from Pakistani nationals. Out of these 35 are women and remaining five men. Among them 14 were holding valid Pakistani visas and we had sent their file to government of India for considering their claim for Indian citizenship."
He added, "Normally, a foreign national, who is residing in our country for last seven years is entitled to apply for citizenship under the Citizenship clause. His rights will also be protected but he would not be eligible for welfare schemes of the government. This includes BPL cards and other benefits which otherwise are provided to ordinary citizens."
Take the case of Qamar Jahan of Chak Mehmood locality, who was married to a Pakistani national residing in Lahore 30 years back and was granted Pakistani citizenship seven years after marriage. However, after divorce she returned to India 15 years back, where she married a local, Syed Munsif Ali. The woman is yet to get Indian citizenship.
Likewise, Rafat Parveen of Mola Nagar was also married to a Pakistani national, Jawed Khan, residing in Karachi, 20 years back. However, after difference arose between the couple, the woman was forced to come back to India along with her son. Here, she married an Indian national, Mukhtar Ahmad, who died few years later. Now, she is also awaiting a citizenship status from the Indian government.
Pakistani national, Lila Bai, a native of Sindh province was married to a Bareilly resident, Narendra Kumar of Sindhu Nagar locality, 15 years back. She is forced to stay on an extended visa after failing to obtain Indian citizenship even 15 years after marriage.
Now, 22 Pakistani nationals to become Indian citizens soon - Times of India
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