Pakistani Medical Students Under Attack in Kyrgyzstan

Pakistani medical students are facing a dangerous situation in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A recent fight between Egyptians and local Kyrgyz people has been wrongly blamed on Pakistani students, leading to violent attacks on their hostels.

Kyrgyz locals are targeting hostels where Pakistani students live, with over 1000 students in each building. The locals are forcefully entering the hostels, breaking doors, and attacking the students. This violence has tragically resulted in the deaths of three Pakistani students so far.

I'm Medical Students in Kyrgyzstan need your help as we are being tortured by local extremist there.

– Raise Voice about this Everyone.#Bishkek #Kyrgyzstan pic.twitter.com/btysYJiUrV
— Rehan Tariq🇵🇰 (@drRehan_m0) May 17, 2024

According to the details, the local Kyrgyz extremist group Jathu is leading the attacks on Pakistani students.

Torture of 🇵🇰 Medical Students:

Reportedly Pakistani Medical Students are being tortured in
Bishkek (Capital of kyrgyzstan)

God may protect them all.

Request to @ForeignOfficePk and @PakinKyrgyzstan to take action.#Kyrgyzstan I #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/XOc6xGgBDj
— Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan (@AhmadRehanKhan) May 17, 2024

Currently, there are about 10,000 Pakistani students in Bishkek, including over 1,000 from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. The situation remains highly dangerous and requires immediate attention to ensure the safety of these students.

Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan are urging the Pakistani Government to resolve the matter and get them out of the country.

کرغیزستان میں پاکستانی میڈیکل سٹوڈنٹس پر حملے ہورہے ہیں طالبعلم چھپ کر جان بچارہے ہیں،تین بچے قتل کیے جاچکے ہیں#kyrgyzstan #bishkek #Pakistanis pic.twitter.com/jbtr5xv1Pg
— Aamir Saeed Abbasi (@AmirSaeedAbbasi) May 17, 2024

Pakistani students are now hiding in other hostels and various places to escape the attackers. So far, the local police have not taken any action to help the students.

Furthermore, there are reports that Indian, Bangladeshi, and Arab students have also been victims of these attacks due to their ethnicity. Additionally, there are unconfirmed reports of female students being sexually assaulted/raped.

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