JAIPUR: A Pakistani Hindu girl, Mashall, who along with her family had migrated to India in 2014 in search of a better future finds herself in the lurch even after securing 91% marks in her 12th board exams.
Her biggest hurdle despite her excellent academic record is her nationality which might seriously impede her dreams of becoming a doctor.
Mashall, who migrated to Jaipur along with her family in 2014 after her father was attacked thrice in Pakistan won't be allowed to give her Pre Medical Test (PMT), because she is a refugee.
"I am worried that I had to repeat a year when I came here. Now I might have to repeat another year if I am not given special permission or quota to write the PMT," Mashall said.
Mashaal's worried parents have now appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and revoke the refugee quota so that she could write the exams.
Reportedly, the PM's intervention is much required because if she applies as a foreign student in a private institute, her parents will not be able to pay the exorbitant fees.
"I have always wanted to be a doctor like my parents but I cannot under these circumstances. There are two categories Indian citizens or NRIs and as foreigners we would have to pay a huge fee which my parents cannot afford since we came from Pakistan in an emergency and left everything behind," Mashall specified.
Mashall's father an anesthetist in Jaipur, expressed his disappointment over the incident.
"Why should she be punished for our situation? We migrated from our native country but here as well we have no facilities. We get very depressed when we think about her future," her father said.
Mashall and her parents have also written to the Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister JP Nadda to step in.
"They have no bank accounts, driving license and are underpaid, but it becomes worse when the future of their children is at stake," an activist pointed out.
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