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Pakistan protests to Kyrgyz diplomat after violence
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-protests-kyrgyz-diplomat-after-violence-2024-05-18/Pakistan protests to Kyrgyz diplomat after violence
By Reuters
May 18, 2024 5:33 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago
KARACHI/BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Saturday it had summoned and handed a note of protest to Kyrgyzstan's top diplomat in the country in response to violence against Pakistani students in Bishkek.
Kyrgyz police said they had mobilised forces in the Central Asian nation's capital on Friday to quell the violence, in which hundreds of Kyrgyz men attacked buildings housing foreign students, including Pakistanis.
The attack, the police said, was prompted by foreigners - whose nationality was not immediately clear - beating up locals in the city.
"It was impressed on the Kyrgyz charge d'affaires that the Kyrgyz government should take all possible measures to ensure the safety and security of Pakistani students and citizens," Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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By Reuters
May 18, 2024 5:33 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago
KARACHI/BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Saturday it had summoned and handed a note of protest to Kyrgyzstan's top diplomat in the country in response to violence against Pakistani students in Bishkek.
Kyrgyz police said they had mobilised forces in the Central Asian nation's capital on Friday to quell the violence, in which hundreds of Kyrgyz men attacked buildings housing foreign students, including Pakistanis.
The attack, the police said, was prompted by foreigners - whose nationality was not immediately clear - beating up locals in the city.
"It was impressed on the Kyrgyz charge d'affaires that the Kyrgyz government should take all possible measures to ensure the safety and security of Pakistani students and citizens," Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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