Turkey thanks Pakistan for moving against alleged dissidents

Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the officials of the PakTurk Educational Foundation to approach the Ministry of Interior for an extension in visas while observing that it is ministry’s prerogative to grant or dismiss the visa applications.

“The PTI should have attended the joint session of parliament to welcome the Turkish president but the party has its own politics and logic which is not understandable”, he said, while talking to media persons here at his chamber in the Parliament House.

The Turkish government has sought a presidential system more seriously since July 15, when the country crushed a coup attempt, consolidating Erdogan’s power. President Erdogan blamed the cleric’s followers for the rebellion and demanded his extradition, though Gulen has denied any involvement.

On Thursday, the Turkish leader praised the Pakistani government for supporting him against the suspected followers of Gulen.

Fethullah Gulen is an Islamic clergyman from Turkey.

More than 110,000 people have been sacked or suspended in the military, civil service and judiciary in a security crackdown after the failed coup, in which 246 people were killed and more than 2,100 injured.

Erdogan reiterated his call for dismantling what he called the FETO terrorist organization. The speakers said that the provincial education department and the government were trying to take control of private educational institutions by promulgating the Regularity Authority bill.

More than 100 Turkish schoolteachers and their families have been told that they have less than three days to leave Pakistan, where many of them have lived and worked for a decade or longer. Why are we treating them with cruelty?

He said that the Turkish investors should also take benefit from the massive project by becoming a part of it. It provides education to over 10,000 students across Pakistan. Ankara accuses the chain of links to Gulen.

Erdogan was to address the Pakistani parliament later in the day.

Earlier, speaking at a joint press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Turkish president also urged Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue. A senior government official in Islamabad confirmed the deportation of Turkish staff by November 20. This news story is related to Print/165840-Imran-played-role-of-Gulen-during-Turkish-presidents-visit-Fazl/ – breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne. They said that the action taken by the federal government without any investigation was a sheer violation of worldwide laws and human rights.

They said that in the prevailing situation they feared their arrest by the Turkish authorities soon after entry into their country.