Stranded Pakistanis
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The question of whether to grant the stranded Pakistanis legal rights as citizens of Bangladesh should not be viewed from a legal standpoint, but rather on humanitarian grounds. I am glad that the administration is looking into the matter and I am hopeful that they will have some iota of compassion to influence their decision making process. The history of the stranded Pakistanis is a well known one. Most of them do not want to be Bangladeshis, but yet Pakistan is not willing to take them back. We should accept them as our equals. The deplorable condition that the stranded Pakistanis find themselves in is unacceptable. I have not forgotten what happened in 1971, nor do I deny the role most of them played in the war, but it is time to forgive. They have suffered enough. I beg the administration to give them every right that we as citizens of Bangladesh enjoy. Please give them citizenship.
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