Deadline relaxed, Indian mothers drop off Pakistani children at Attari border

Even though the deadline for Pakistani nationals to cross over to Pakistan ended on Sunday, some stranded nationals continue to return to their homeland.

An Indian national, Rukhsar from Delhi, has come along with her four children, who are Pakistani nationals, to drop them off at the Attari land route and send them to Pakistan.

Another Indian national, Ramsha from Mysuru, Karnataka, has come along with her three children, who are Pakistani nationals, to drop them off at the Attari land route and send them to Pakistan on Monday.

The Indian government on Friday revoked all categories of visas issued to Pakistani citizens, except long-term, diplomatic, and official visas, with immediate effect from April 27.

The Union government’s decision to suspend visa services for Pakistani nationals followed the Pahalgam terror attack.

The terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on tourists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, including one Nepalese national, who were brutally gunned down. The incident happened around 2 pm at Baisaran meadow, near the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the region since the 2019 Pulwama strike, which claimed the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans.

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