FO 'deplores' Indian notice advising students not to seek education in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Monday strongly deplored the so-called "Public Notice" issued by the University Grants Commission of India and the All-India Council for Technical Education which advised its students not to seek higher education in Pakistan.

The notice had further warned the students of being denied employment in case they pursued education in Pakistan.

According to a statement by FO Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar, the tone of the 'Public Notice' was not only threatening towards the students, but it also sought tyrannical authoritarianism.

" It is regrettable that driven by its incurable obsession with Pakistan, India is unabashedly coercing the students in order to deter them from pursuing quality education of their choice," the FO stated.

The spokesperson added that this has further exposed the BJP-RSS combined deep-seated ideological animus and chronic hostility towards Pakistan.

"It is deplorable that as part of its mission 'Hindu Rashtra', the Indian government has resorted to such moves in order to stoke hyper-nationalism in the country," Iftikhar said. "We have sought clarification from the Indian government with reference to the Public Notice," he added.

Iftikhar further said that Pakistan reserved the right to take appropriate measures in response to this openly discriminatory and inexplicable action by India.

Courtesy: Express Tribune