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By attested affidavits indicating their choice. Please read up on the whole saga as you may find it illuminating. Pakistan also repatriated Bengalis making the same choice on its soil in the mid 70s. Pakistan further accepted its responsibilities in this regard in the 1990s, only to renege on them.

Technically, the Pakistan that was created in 1947 ceased to exist in 1971. One of the fragments laid claim to the old name, and the other chose a new name for itself.

Legally, Pakistan is obligated to accept all those citizens that reaffirmed their nationality in 1971 and refused Bangladeshi nationality. To not honor its commitments due to political expediency is a continuing national disgrace.

Incorrect. Pakistan has already accepted >170,000 people falling into this category, and tens of thousands still remain there.

The most feasible solution is the one presently being followed: let the situation languish for as long as possible to get the maximum aid possible. After all, we are the nation that still denies its own citizens who chose Pakistani citizenship after the creation of Bangladesh the right to come...

Pakistani Management Ishtyle 101, my friend. :D

The answer to that question may be hidden in the details of the foreign aid that comes in various forms for the refugees within Pakistan and how they are disseminated.

Your point is well made, and, also as you agreed above, there is a due process for changing and amending the Citizenship Act, if the government so chooses to proceed with such an option.

Much of Pakistani law dates back into the days of the British Raj. As long as a law is on the books, it is valid, until amended or superseded by due process, present discussion included.

It would be on topic to describe what are the citizenship laws of Pakistan, as they stand currently. ===================================================== Citizenship of Pakistan There are three categories of declared citizens of Pakistan including citizens by birth, by descent and by...

In other words, PMIK is very well-suited to serve the role he has been assigned. :D

Are you saying that either he is a political manipulator or too ignorant to understand what he said in this matter?

Given the above, what prompted PMIK to openly declare his support for granting Pakistani citizenship to Afghan refugees?

However, doesn't the Pakistani Parliament have the authority to amend its Citizenship Law that could grant citizenship to any defined category of persons, if it so chooses?

//Thread. End of. :D Seriously though, what you described is the very "Seal of Surety" that Pakistan will remain where it is, and by careful design.

All roads lead to the GHQ. Seriously.

Exhibit A: The State of Pakistan. Hence the impossibility of equal treatment under the law when a religious standard is imposed by law.

Before we dive in, I would like to ask a basic question: How can laws be subject to a particular religious standard and yet be fair to all citizens equally? In other words, is equal treatment under the law even possible when a particular religious standard must be adhered to?

Let's take it to a dedicated thread if you'd like to discuss it further. For this thread, let us put the responsibility for implementing solutions where it belongs: the Prime Minister. What is he doing to fulfill his clear responsibility, regardless of how we got here.

Well, all the mental gymnastics being deployed to deny that India is the historical and geographical land between the Sind in the West, Himalayas in the North, the Irrawaddy to the East, and Sri Lanka to the South all come to naught inevitably, given the facts in evidence. Please carry on as...