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Publication: The Hindustan Times
Date: May 21, 2002
Union minister of state for home
Ch Vidyasagar Rao today said around 12,000 Pakistani nationals were staying
illegally in India and they will be apprehended and sent back to their
country. "In India 12,000 Pakistani people are staying illegally. Out of
them 2,200 are missing. We will investigate into all these aspects and
try to apprehend and send these people back," Rao told reporters here.
Rao said the Centre has all information
with regard to activities of madarssas, ISI and other outfits and "we know
how to deal with all these things".
Any sort of anti-national activity
would be dealt with severely, the minister who was here to participate
in the Coastal Andhra Workers meeting along with BJP national president
Jana Krishnamurthy, said.
He said India was well prepared
to tackle any eventuality and we do not need anybody's advise to look after
the interest and security of the country. PTI