West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her happiness and relief after Border Security Force Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw was repatriated from Pakistan to India earlier today.
The retreat ceremonies at Attari-Wagah in Amritsar, Hussainiwala in Ferozepur, and Sadki in Fazilka district in Punjab have been cancelled till further orders, the Border Security Force (BSF) said.
An Indian passport holder, Sharmeen Irfan, is seeking to return to Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border crossing in Amritsar and on Friday appealed to Indian authorities for assistance in reuniting her with her family.
Advocate Sharma also mentioned that Khan, who entered India on a visiting visa and had applied for a long-term visa after marrying Constable Munir Ahmed, was sent back amid tightened security measures.
Irfan condemned the recent Pahalgam terror attack, calling for an end to terrorism and strict action against those responsible. "The incident which happened (in Pahalgam) was wrong. Terrorism should be ended, but why is the common man being troubled?" she questioned.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday criticized the Indian government's directive for Pakistani nationals to leave the country following the Pahalgam attack, calling it "inhuman" and "against the spirit of humanity," especially in cases where individuals ha
Pakistani citizens continue to leave India following the Indian government's decision to cancel all their visas who are currently in the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 Indian tourists.
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 Indian tourists, the Indian government decided to break all diplomatic ties with Pakistan, including the cancellation of all kinds of visas of Pakistani nationals currently in India.
The departure of Pakistani citizens from India through the Attari Border saw a significant rise on Tuesday, coinciding with the last day of validity for medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals as per the Union Government's decision in wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam.
Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country where 100 percent of Pakistani citizens have been sent back with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself monitoring the return of Pakistani citizens to their country, Chief Minister's office said in a press release.