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Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday alleged that despite all out efforts, the Pakistan authorities are not showing any interest in taking back 15-year-old boy Ramzan.
Ramzan is living in a shelter home, Ummeed, for past two years and is waiting to reach Pakistan to meet his mother. Ramzan’s father got remarried in Bangladesh after deserting his mother in Karachi. Having failed to tolerate the torture by his father and step-mother, Ramzan left Bangladesh to reach Pakistan via India.
Finally, he reached Bhopal from Ranchi and the local police caught him and handed over to voluntary organisation Childline in October, 2013.
On Sunday evening, Swaraj had summoned Ramzan at her Bhopal residence. She talked to him about his well being. Later, talking to media persons, Ramzan told that he was feeling at home in the shelter home here, but he reiterated that he wanted to move Pakistan to meet his mother.
After meeting Ramzan, Swaraj told media persons that complete details have been passed on to the Pakistan authorities, but they are not taking any interest. “Once again, Indian officials would talk to the Pakistani officials and make efforts,” she added, saying that from Indian authorities, passport could be issued easily to Ramzan, but unless Pakistan accepts him as a citizen, it would be quite difficult to send Ramzan to Pakistan.
Notably, Ramzan’s mother has been identified in Pakistan, but recently she had declined to come to India to meet or take back her son, citing reasons that the atmosphere in India was not good for people of minorities.
Meanwhile, Childline Director Archana Sahay feels that probably the problems the Pakistani government might be facing was that it does not have Ramzan’s birth certificate. Ramzan came to India from Bangladesh. Pakistani authorities were probably reconsidering whether to accept him or not, she added.
Pak shows apathy in taking back Ramzan: Sushma
Ramzan is living in a shelter home, Ummeed, for past two years and is waiting to reach Pakistan to meet his mother. Ramzan’s father got remarried in Bangladesh after deserting his mother in Karachi. Having failed to tolerate the torture by his father and step-mother, Ramzan left Bangladesh to reach Pakistan via India.
Finally, he reached Bhopal from Ranchi and the local police caught him and handed over to voluntary organisation Childline in October, 2013.
On Sunday evening, Swaraj had summoned Ramzan at her Bhopal residence. She talked to him about his well being. Later, talking to media persons, Ramzan told that he was feeling at home in the shelter home here, but he reiterated that he wanted to move Pakistan to meet his mother.
After meeting Ramzan, Swaraj told media persons that complete details have been passed on to the Pakistan authorities, but they are not taking any interest. “Once again, Indian officials would talk to the Pakistani officials and make efforts,” she added, saying that from Indian authorities, passport could be issued easily to Ramzan, but unless Pakistan accepts him as a citizen, it would be quite difficult to send Ramzan to Pakistan.
Notably, Ramzan’s mother has been identified in Pakistan, but recently she had declined to come to India to meet or take back her son, citing reasons that the atmosphere in India was not good for people of minorities.
Meanwhile, Childline Director Archana Sahay feels that probably the problems the Pakistani government might be facing was that it does not have Ramzan’s birth certificate. Ramzan came to India from Bangladesh. Pakistani authorities were probably reconsidering whether to accept him or not, she added.
Pak shows apathy in taking back Ramzan: Sushma
What kind of joke border police do we have!