巴基斯坦下令土耳其教育者离开这个国家

AS IT IS 2016-11-18 Pakistan Orders Turkish Educators to Leave the Country 巴基斯坦下令土耳其教育者离开这个国家

Pakistan's Interior Ministry¹ has ordered Turkish educators reportedly linked to an opposition² Turkish clergyman to leave the country by November 20th.

The order came on Wednesday, shortly before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began an official visit to Islamabad.

The teachers work for an education network known as the PakTurk International Schools and Colleges. It provides education to over 10,000 students across Pakistan.

The group expressed concern about the "abrupt³ decision" of the Pakistani government. The Interior Ministry has asked over 400 Turkish citizens, including family members, to leave the country.

A ministry official confirmed to VOA that the Turkish educators were told to leave because their visas were out of date and no longer legal.

Erdogan and Gulen

Before going to Islamabad, President Erdogan praised the Pakistani government's actions against what his government calls the Gulenist Terror Organization.

"Just like Turkey, Pakistan is carrying out a relentless⁴ fight against terror. Turkey supports Pakistan’s battle until the end," Erdogan said.

Fethullah Gulen is an Islamic clergyman from Turkey. He now lives in exile in the American state of Pennsylvania.

Gulen is the leader of a movement that operates schools around the world. Erdogan accuses him of trying to take control of the Turkish state, an accusation⁵ the clergyman denies.

The PakTurk schools deny any ties to Gulen or his "Hizmet" movement. Turkish officials accuse the group of plotting to overthrow⁶ the government last July.

Since the failure of the overthrow attempt, Erdogan has launched a campaign against Gulen's supporters in Turkey.

Turkish officials have also urged other countries to close schools that may have links to the cleric – from Nigeria to Indonesia and Cambodia.

Future of the PakTurk Schools

On Thursday, the Turkish leader praised the Pakistani government for supporting him against the suspected followers⁷ of Gulen. Erdogan spoke⁸ during a visit to the parliament building in Islamabad. “We will eliminate this terrorist organization before it harms Pakistan,” he said.

The Associated Press reported that more than 150 PakTurk students demonstrated in the Pakistani capital as he arrived at parliament. Separately, hundreds of students reportedly blocked a main road in the eastern city of Lahore to protest the expulsion orders.

“Don’t play with our future,” a student told Pakistani Capital News TV.

Words in This Story

abrupt – adj. very sudden; not expected; brief

relentless – adj. continuing without becoming weaker

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。

4 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

5 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

6 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

7 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。