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Pahstu in Embassies

Pahstu in Embassies

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 6 months ago
The Canadian Embassy for Afghans in Islamabad has an Interpreter who speaks some Pashto. As she is not a native Pashto speaker, she does not understand and does not know how to interpret certain cases. In fact, she interpreted so many family sponsorship cases wrong. We Pashtuns demand a person who can UNDERSTAND and SPEAK ALL THE DILECTS OF PASHTO PERFECTLY. He or she should be assessed in Ottawa by the Canadian Pashto experts who also assess interpreters for Afghanistan. The Interpreter should have English level of 90% in TOEFL and 4+ in Pashto test. We would be very glad if the Canadian Government does that because this would ensure that the Sponsorship or Refugee cases of Pashtuns are interpreted in more accurate Pashto and are given equal importance as other ethnic cases are given. With sincerity thanking you Afghans supporting equal rights Visit the link below to sign the petition

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August 11, 2008

I am currently compiling a formal briefing document that outlines the specific translation errors reported by affected families. This dossier will be submitted to the immigration office in Islamabad to demand a standardized vetting process for all language staff. Further updates will follow once I receive an acknowledgment of receipt from their administrative lead.

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Hamid Verma
18 years ago Featured

This is ridiculous. My family case got denied because of these mistakes. We need someone who actually knows the language properly.

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Sarah Cole
18 years ago Featured

About time someone looked into this. My brother had so much trouble because the interpreter just didnt get what he was saying. Fix it!

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Omar Petersen
18 years ago Featured

Pashto is a complex language. Its unfair to expect a non-native to handle these sensitive cases. Get a real expert in there.