Protest as Turks ordered to leave Pakistan school

(17 Nov 2016) Pakistan’s order for 400 Turkish nationals, mostly schoolteachers and their families, to leave the country within 72 hours was being challenged in court on Thursday as hundreds of students took to the streets of Islamabad to denounce the expulsions. The developments come as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making a high-profile visit to Pakistan. The Turkish nationals include staff at the PakTurk International school chain and their family members. Ankara has accused the school of links with the movement of US-based dissident cleric Fethullah Gulen, which Pak-Turk denies. Erdogan has accused Gulen supporters of staging the failed 15 July coup in Turkey. The school on Thursday posted a new statement on its website saying the “PakTurk International Schools and Colleges in Pakistan have no affiliation or connection with any political individual or any movement or organisation.“ Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: