On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:44 PM, ss <cybers...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Friday 20 May 2011 8:03:23 am divya manian wrote: > > Norway has a lot of Pakistani refugees > > > > Pakistani refugees? From the murderous Indians I suppose? Otherwise I am > guessing life should have been pretty rosy for them in the land carved out > for > the Musllims of the Indian subcontinent. Why go to a cold half lit place > like > Norway? > >
Refugees from Pakistan have come to Europe since the Zia years, and many haven't gone back. Some have acquired citizenship. Ahmediyyas are another category who qualify for such a status, since they are a persecuted minority. Likewise with gay Pakistanis. They have "well-founded fear of persecution," the standard definition for granting refugee status. Other political dissidents too qualify. And then there are Kashmiris, who may have Pakistani papers, if they are from POK/Azad Kashmir. Salil T.
