Guwahati News Desk: According to some revealing data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), as many as 7,306 Pakistani nationals applied for Indian citizenship till December 14, 2021.
The information was released by the Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday.
He stated that out of the 10,635 applicants who applied for Indian citizenship till December 14, 2021, a total of 7,306 were from Pakistan.
The minister added that there were 1,152 applications pending from Afghanistan, followed by 428 from Stateless, 223 from Srilanka and USA, 189 from Nepal and 161 from Bangladesh.
In addition, it was revealed that nearly 10 applicants from China had also applied for Indian citizenship.
However, the power to grant Indian citizenship lies with the MHA which approves the application only after detailed verification and scrutiny is done.