They entered country illegally from Afghanistan after paying an agent 30,000 rupees
ISLAMABAD: A father and son from India, who fled their home country due to persecution during Narendra Modi’s regime, are now applying for Pakistani citizenship.
Muhammad Hasnain, aged 70, and Muhammad Ishaq, aged 31, both residents of New Delhi, arrived in Karachi on September 13. They entered Pakistan illegally through Quetta in the Balochistan province from Afghanistan, having paid an agent Rs30,000 for their assistance. Subsequently, a taxi driver charged them Rs50,000 to transport them to Karachi.
Hasnain, who used to run his own newspaper in Delhi, faced four legal cases for speaking out against atrocities on Muslims. He explained that he left India with his son, initially on a visa to Dubai, and then obtained a visa to Afghanistan, eventually reaching Kabul.
In Karachi, Hasnain and Ishaq have submitted an appeal to the Pakistani government, requesting Pakistani citizenship. They claim that they were subjected to persecution by the Modi government and were left with no choice but to escape their home country.
The police have granted Hasnain and Ishaq permission to stay in Karachi without any obstructions. However, the government has yet to respond to their citizenship request.
