LAHORE:
In the midst of growing tensions between Pakistan and India, the deadline granted by the Indian authorities so that Pakistani citizens abandon India has expired. In the last three days, 536 Pakistanis have returned home, while 849 Indian nationals have crossed India from Pakistan.
Despite the current exodus, the problem about Pakistani and Indian citizens who have long -term visas remains unresolved. Families on both sides of the border continue to wait anxiously, waiting for a safe return to their homes.
Only on Sunday, 236 Pakistanis returned from India, while 115 National Indians returned to Pakistan’s house. Cumulatively, 536 Pakistani and 849 Indians have crossed the borders in the last three days.
However, the situation has become increasingly complicated for people who have married through the borders: Pakistani citizens married to Indians and vice versa. Many of these individuals, currently separated from their families, face serious difficulties to return due to ongoing political tensions.
The sources within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan indicated that Indian citizens married in Pakistan, having long -term Pakistani visas but currently stranded in India, they must approach the High Pakistani commission in New Delhi to seek assistance. However, ultimately depends on the Indian authorities if they allow the return of their passport holders to Pakistan.
The scenes of anguish are evident in the borders of Attari and Wagah. In Attari, several Indian women married the Pakistani men, along with their children, they expect reunification. On the contrary, in Wagah, Pakistani women whose husbands and children are Indian citizens, expect authorization to return to India.
Meanwhile, fed by war hysteria, the Indian authorities have ordered farmers in Punjab border districts to vacate their fields within 48 hours.
According to the reports, the Border Security Force of India (BSF) has issued speakers ads in the districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Fazilka, instructing farmers to harvest their crops and clear the fields immediately. The BSF warned that after the deadline, all the doors installed along the fencing of the border will be sealed.
In contrast, life is still calm and ordered in the border districts of Pakistan, including Lahore, Sialkot, Narkowal and Kasur. The brave and resistant Pakistani farmers continue their daily routines without flinching.
