'India is my home, I don't want to go back...'
, says Maryam, a resident of Islamabad, Pakistan, living with her Indian husband in Khurja, Bulandshahr. Due to government orders following the Pahalgam attack, she is being sent back to Pakistan. However, Maryam pleads with the UP government and the central government to allow her to stay in India.
Government Issues Orders
After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, India has been taking strong steps against Pakistan. One such decision is to send back Pakistani citizens who came to India on short-term visas. The Home Minister, Amit Shah, has directed all state and Union territory officials to identify and deport Pakistanis on short-term visas.
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Maryam, from Islamabad, who married in India, insists she does not want to return. She applied for a long-term visa after arriving in India two months ago. Three years ago, she married Aamir, a Khurja resident, stating, 'Where my husband is, there is my home. I want to stay here.'
Source: aajtak
Family Left Behind, Forced to Return to Pakistan
Due to the terror attack, some families are being separated. Nabiha married Irfan from Pakistan, and now her children, Zainab and Jenish, Pakistani citizens, are also affected. Zainab mentioned visiting their grandmother in Delhi, but now they must return to Pakistan, asking how they would survive without their mother. The children request their mother, who has an Indian passport, be allowed to accompany them to Pakistan.
Abdul Waheed's experience, residing in India for 17 years, is different. Taken by police from Srinagar, he discussed his expired visa. Efforts to deport him to Pakistan were in place, but tragically, he suffered a fatal heart attack before his departure.
Source: aajtak
No Citizenship After 40 Years
Living in Kashmir for nearly four decades, Parveen states they are suffering because of the Pahalgam attack. Now, police are forcing them back to Pakistan, where they have no support, as her husband, siblings, and others have passed away. Leaving their two young daughters behind is not an option.
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A woman from Sialkot, Pakistan, married in Jammu & Kashmir 15 years ago, refuses to leave her home and family. She applied for a long-term visa three months ago, with no resolution. Facing the end of her life in Pakistan, she requests that her husband and children be sent with her if forced to leave.
Leaving an Innocent Child Behind
A woman from Karachi shares her story of marriage in Delhi 10 years ago. She’s now being forced to return to Pakistan without her 8-year-old son. Despite applying for a visa, it remains unissued amid challenges of acquiring Indian citizenship, leading her to question the punishment for innocent citizens instead of the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack.
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Monika Rajani, a 35-year-old Pakistani passport holder, along with her five-year-old, Samara, has arrived with a NORI and long-term visa, fearing the closure of the Atari Integrated Check Post. Nine years ago, she married into a Hindu family in Vijayawada, awaiting her family during the tension.
Source: aajtak
Suresh Kumar, returning after a family visit and intending to assist his mother in Haridwar, now finds himself instructed to leave Indore. Having visited the Golden Temple before, this time he brought his mother for a spiritual Ganga bath, but must return to his children in Pakistan.
Pakistani Husband, Indian Wife
Shermeen, reaching Atari Border from Delhi, seeks to join her family in Pakistan. Despite marrying 12 years ago in Pakistan, citizenship eludes her. Her husband and children residing in Pakistan await, but India's border closure prevents her reunion.
Another woman shares her story at the Atari Border. After marriage in Pakistan 18 years ago, she settled in India, despite having two children residing in Pakistan. A valid visa and hopes of reunification remain as families with Indian affiliations face separation or return to Pakistan without citizenship acquisition.
Over 900 Pakistanis Have Returned
The central government offers relief to Pakistanis in India by allowing exit via the Wagah-Atari border until further notice. Revised directives extend the initial April 30 closure, enabling Pakistanis’ return and welcoming back 225 Indians.
As of Wednesday, 140 Pakistanis and 1841 Indians have crossed back since April 24, with a total of 926 Pakistanis now returned home.
