NEW DELHI:
Higher education authorities in India have urged Indian nationals not toenroll in any college or educational institution in Pakistan.
In an advisory issued on Friday for Indian nationals and overseas citizens,the University Grants Commission and All India Council for TechnicalEducation said that all “concerned” are advised “not to travel to Pakistanfor pursuing Higher Education.”
Those intending to receive education in Pakistan, will not be eligible foremployment or further education in India, the regulators said.
“Any Indian national/Overseas Citizen of India who intends to takeadmission in any degree (of) college/educational institution of Pakistanshall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India onthe basis of such educational qualifications (in any subject) acquired inPakistan,” the advisory said.
It added that migrants and their children who “have acquired highereducation degrees in Pakistan and have been awarded citizenship by Indiawould be eligible for seeking employment in India,” but only afterobtaining security clearance from the Indian Home Ministry.
The Indian government had previously issued similar advisories foreducational institutions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
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Most of Indian nationals who pursue higher education in Pakistan are fromIndian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir has been a bone ofcontention between the two nuclear rivals since 1947, following the end ofBritish colonial rule in the subcontinent.
Since they were partitioned in 1947, the two countries have fought threewars – in 1948, 1965 and 1971 – two of them over Kashmir.
Kashmiri freedom groups in IIOJK have been fighting against Indian rule forindependence, or unification with Pakistan.
Relations between India and Pakistan plummeted to a new low after August2019, when India scrapped the longstanding special status of IIOJK,prompting Islamabad to downgrade its diplomatic ties with New Delhi.Anadolu Agency
