Far From Myanmar Violence, Rohingya in Pakistan Are Seething
- 7 years ago
Far From Myanmar Violence, Rohingya in Pakistan Are Seething
Noor Hussain Arkani said that The government needs to do more: Send them more aid, send them food, and break ties with Myanmar completely,
Mr. Arkani said that Without cards, we are blocked out of jobs, our children can’t
apply for admission in high schools and we can’t access government hospitals,
"I show them documents to prove I am trying to renew my ID card,
but they don’t even let me leave the colony." He added, "We will die, trapped here without access to our means of livelihood." Residents described arrests of people without cards who were then held either on impossible bail or until they paid a bribe directly to officers.
Mr. Younis said that When I try and take my nets and go out, I get stopped by the police, who ask for my ID,
Mr. Arkani said the community had raised money to send meat from 30 cows for the new
wave of refugees in Bangladesh, as no new refugees were being allowed into Pakistan.
Noor Jabbar said that You ask if we have enough to eat or drink, but I ask you: What is our condition when we cannot even say we are Burmese?
Mr. Saifullah said that They won’t let me be a citizen, because then they have to give me rights
and they won’t call me a refugee because then they have to give me aid,
Asked about instances of harassment and intimidation by the police
that some Rohingya had described, Mr. Ishfaque said: "We act against these people because they are a group of thieves," noting that crimes like pick-pocketing and robbery in the surrounding area were mostly committed by the Rohingya.
Noor Hussain Arkani said that The government needs to do more: Send them more aid, send them food, and break ties with Myanmar completely,
Mr. Arkani said that Without cards, we are blocked out of jobs, our children can’t
apply for admission in high schools and we can’t access government hospitals,
"I show them documents to prove I am trying to renew my ID card,
but they don’t even let me leave the colony." He added, "We will die, trapped here without access to our means of livelihood." Residents described arrests of people without cards who were then held either on impossible bail or until they paid a bribe directly to officers.
Mr. Younis said that When I try and take my nets and go out, I get stopped by the police, who ask for my ID,
Mr. Arkani said the community had raised money to send meat from 30 cows for the new
wave of refugees in Bangladesh, as no new refugees were being allowed into Pakistan.
Noor Jabbar said that You ask if we have enough to eat or drink, but I ask you: What is our condition when we cannot even say we are Burmese?
Mr. Saifullah said that They won’t let me be a citizen, because then they have to give me rights
and they won’t call me a refugee because then they have to give me aid,
Asked about instances of harassment and intimidation by the police
that some Rohingya had described, Mr. Ishfaque said: "We act against these people because they are a group of thieves," noting that crimes like pick-pocketing and robbery in the surrounding area were mostly committed by the Rohingya.