Mehbooba Mufti wants Centre's intervention for safe return of students from Iran

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) main Mehbooba Mufti connected Thursday (January 15, 2026) sought the Union government's involution for the harmless instrumentality of students, including Kashmiris, from Iran amid the prevailing hostility there.

This came a time aft parents of respective Kashmiri students studying successful Iran expressed interest implicit the concern there, and appealed to the Centre to facilitate their children's return.

"Thousands of students from crossed the country, including Kashmir, are stranded successful Iran amid the contiguous volatile situation. This has triggered heavy fearfulness and anxiousness successful anguished parents desperately disquieted astir their children's safety. Urge S. Jaishankar and MEA to intervene urgently and guarantee their harmless return," Ms. Mufti said successful a station connected X.

According to estimates, a small implicit 10,000 Indians, including students, are presently surviving successful Iran.

In a caller advisory, the Indian Embassy successful Tehran has urged each Indians, including students, pilgrims, concern persons and tourists, to permission Iran by disposable means of transport, including commercialized flights.

The protests began precocious past period successful Tehran aft the Iranian currency rial plunged to grounds lows. The protests person since dispersed to each 31 provinces, evolving from an agitation against economical woes to a request for governmental change.

The wide concern successful the state successful the past fewer days has deteriorated dramatically arsenic the decease toll from the nationwide protests has accrued to implicit 2,500, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).