The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Pakistan's former ambassador to Afghanistan has urged the country's medical education authorities to reconsider a decision affecting Afghan students after Pakistan canceled their admission and education at its medical colleges and universities.
Mansoor Ahmad Khan, who previously served as Pakistan's
ambassador to Kabul, appealed to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council to
take a humanitarian approach and allow Afghan students already enrolled in
medical institutions to complete their degrees.
“I request Pakistan Medical and Dental Council to reconsider
its decision on Afghan students in medical colleges and universities on
humanitarian grounds and civilizational relations between the peoples of the
two countries,” Khan said.
He said a more practical and humane approach would be to
allow the students to complete their respective degrees before arranging for
their return to Afghanistan.
“A more humane and practical approach can be to allow the
students to complete their respective degrees and arrange their return to
Afghanistan as soon as they complete their education,” Khan said.
Pakistan's decision to cancel the admission and education of
Afghan students at medical institutions has raised concerns about the future of
students who were pursuing medical degrees in the country.
Khan's appeal highlighted what he described as the
humanitarian considerations and longstanding relations between the peoples of
Pakistan and Afghanistan, arguing that students already enrolled in medical
colleges should be allowed to finish their education before returning to
Afghanistan.
