BISHKEK: Several Pakistani students have been brutally injured as a result of mob violence around student hostels in Kyrgyzstan.
As per ARY News, violent clashes have flared between student groups in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek, with reports of attackers using batons. The attackers forcefully entered the hostel rooms and wounded several international students including Pakistanis.
The violence reportedly erupted due to a harassment incident involving Egyptian female students on May 13.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s embassy in Kyrgyzstan issued an advisory to the Pakistani students in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to stay indoors until the situation returns to normal. Moreover, according to the embassy, they had received no confirmed reports of the death or rape of any Pakistani student there.
IN VIEW OF MOB VIOLENCE AROUND STUDENT HOSTELS IN BISHKEK,
THE EMBASSY STONGLY ADVISE ALL PAKISTANI STUDENTS IN BISHKEK TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SITUATION RETURN TO NORMAL.WE ARE LIAISING WITH THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENT FRATERNITY.
— Hasan Zaigham (@hazaigham) May 17, 2024
According to a public notice issued by the embassy, there have been a number of incidents of mob violence against foreign students in Bishkek since last evening. Quoting the Kyrgyz press, it said that the matter boiled over after a video of a fight between Kyrgyz students and medical students from Egypt was shared on May 13.
It said that some hostels of medical universities in Bishkek and private residences of international students including Pakistanis have been attacked. The hostels are inhabited by students from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
