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764 Pakistanis granted Indian citizenship in 3 yrs: Govt

Source:PTI
August 22, 2012 16:54 IST
Indian citizenship has been granted to 764 Pakistani nationals during the 2009-11 period, the government told Parliament.

"One thousand two hundered and ninety applications of Pakistani nationals were received from various state government/UTs for grant of Indian citizenship by registration and naturalisation during last three years, i.e., 2009-2011. Indian citizenship was granted to 764 Pakistan nationals during this period," Minister of State for Home M Ramachandran told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

He said all such cases received in his ministry "are processed as expeditiously as possible."

 

Source: PTI
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