'Kashmiri students accused of sedition welcome in Pakistan'
March 06, 2014  18:00
Pakistan today termed the slapping of sedition charges on nearly 60 Kashmiri students in Uttar Pradesh for cheering the Pakistani cricket team as "very unfortunate" and said its "heart" and educational institutions are always open if they wanted to pursue their studies here.

Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said she knows that Kashmiris celebrated Pakistan's victory against India in the Asia Cup.

"We saw Indian media reports that there were all night celebrations and there were also reports that 67 Kashmiri students were expelled," she said at her weekly press briefing at the Foreign Office.

Stating that she does not have any way of corroborating that information, Aslam said, "If these Kashmiri students want to come and pursue their studies in Pakistan, our hearts and academic institutions are open to them".
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