Malik asks UK not to deport Pakistani students

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday urged the UK government not to deport Pakistani students, who had fallen prey to bogus educational institutions in their country.Addressing a joint press conference along with his British counterpart, Malik said that the UK government had assured Pakistan of all out cooperation in the war on terror. He said that the Pakistani students should not be deported instantly; rather they should be given a six-month grace period. He said that Afghan students also introduce themselves as Pakistanis. Malik said that strict measures were being adopted to stop human trafficking. UK interior minister claimed that visa procedure had been simplified for Pakistanis after improvement of relations between the two countries.