PATNA – Petition filed in India to change name of village ‘Pakistan’.
A petition to change the name of “Pakistan,” a village in Bihar has beenfiled. According to Gulf News, as bilateral relations between India andPakistan deteriorate further, residents from “Pakistan” village in Biharwant to get their identity changed as soon as possible. Annoyed villagershave petitioned the government official to change the name of their villagesoon saying they feel ashamed to be addressed as “Pakistanis”.
Curiously, the Pakistan village located in Srinagar block of Purniadistrict, more than 300 km east of capital city of Bihar, don’t have anyMuslim villager nor it has any mosque located there. The village, home tosome 1200 people, has mainly tribal population.
“We are caught in an awkward situation. None want to marry their daughterswith youths from our village. We too feel ashamed of being calledPakistanis while we have nothing to do with Pakistan,” a local residentAnup Lal Tuddu told the local media on Friday.
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Local officials said they share the sentiments of the villagers and wouldtry their best to change the name of this village. “The local villagershave handed us a petition demanding for change in name of their village. Weare forwarding the petition to senior officials for necessary actions,”local circle official Nandan Kumar said.
