LAHORE: Pakistani students and those with residence permit of Turkey can now quarantine in their hostels and homes.
A press release issued by the Pak Embassy from Ankara states: "At the request of the Pak Embassy and keeping in view the hardships faced by Pakistani students who will be joining their academic institutions in Turkey after summer break, they will be allowed to undergo the mandatory quarantine of 10 days at the designated dormitories instead of private hotels. This rule is effective from today (Friday) till September 1, 2021." The embassy stated: "Students will be quarantined at the Higher Education Credit and Hostels Institution (KYK)’s Muhteem Süleyman Dormitory in Istanbul and Tahsin Banguolu KYK Dormitory in Ankara. A valid student identification document showing that they study higher education in Turkey would be required. Pakistani students studying at universities based in provinces other than Istanbul or Ankara, will only be able to travel to the provinces where their registered universities are based after the end of the quarantine period in KYK dormitories in Istanbul or Ankara.
"Those coming from Pakistan who have valid residence and work permit will be exempted from hotel quarantine and will spend their mandatory quarantine period in their residence. However, such persons will only be allowed to go to their residence by private vehicle and cannot use domestic flights or public transportation," the embassy explained.
"Other than current students and holders of Turkish residence or work permit, those coming from Pakistan for visit or tourism purposes, will be quarantined at the designated private hotels as per previous practice," the embassy added, expressing its gratitude to the relevant authorities who amended quarantine rules on Pak request.