SYDNEY: Australian prime minister has said that he will mull granting citizenship to a Pakistani security guard injured in the deadly Sydney shopping centre knife assault, local media reported on Thursday.
Muhammad Taha, stated he believed he “deserved recognition and consideration for the Australian citizenship” following being stabbed in Sydney Mall attack. He told an interview with The Australian, he was attacked just following fellow Pakistani security guard Faraz Tahir, one of the six persons killed in Sydney Mall. Muhammad Taha has a graduate visa due to expire in less than a month, the paper maintained.
Asked in a radio interview if the government of Australia would entertain Taha’s citizenship request, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated: “Yes, we surely will.” The PM also described the killing of Faraz as a “tragedy”.
Australian Prime Minister said that Muhammad Taha, he also confronted the perpetrator, Joel Cauchi, on Saturday. He said, “And it just shows extraordinary courage.” Albanese said that the two men put themselves in danger situation to protect unknown Australians. He thanked the two Pakistanis for showing such a courage to save the people.
