Stranded Pakistanis

I do not agree with Ashraf Parvez on the Stranded Pakistanis issue. These so called Pakistanis have been staying in Bangladesh since the independence of Bangladesh. If not all some of these people have now their second generations staying in Bangladesh. Those who belong to the second and even third generation are by birth Bangladeshis and speak and write Bangla very well. These Pakistanis may want to go back to Pakistan but not everyone wants to migrate. Some are doing very well in small businesses and others are earning well using various skills. Even the USA or Canada does recognise the birth right. Tagging everybody under the same label as traitor is not right. For instance, in the UK and USA some Muslims were involved in destructive activities, so does it mean the USA and UK will deport all their Muslim citizens? It does not make any sense. Bangladesh may be an over populated country, but granting Bangladeshi citizenship to these stranded Pakistanis will not bring any change to its population as these people are already in Bangladesh. Rather, Bangladesh should set an example for other countries granting them the citizenship. These people should be given a choice between Pakistan and Bangladesh and those who want to stay in Bangladesh should be given every right to stay in Bangladesh. These people have suffered enough.

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I fully agree with Mr. Ashraf Parvez that the stranded Pakistanis should be shipped to Pakistan, the sooner the better, I believe that there are about 25,0000 (Two lakhs fifty thousand) stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh. At the same time, there are about a million Bangladeshis in Pakistan and these Bangladeshi went to Pakistan after the liberation of Bangladesh.
Would it not be better that a million Bangladeshis who are living in Pakistan are exchanged with the stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh? To me, it makes sense.
Ashraf Khan, Chicago, USA

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