Pakistan has announced to keep the Wagah Border crossing open for its citizens returning from India after New Delhi revoked their visas following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives.
The decision comes after many Pakistani nationals in India were stranded on the Indian side of the border in Attari.
As per the statement issued by Pakistan Foreign office, “Many Pakistani patients had to return without completing their treatment, and there have been reports of families separated with some children left apart from one of their parents”, adding that “while the deadline for the return of Pakistani nationals from India was April 30, the Wagah border in Lahore will remain open to receive its citizens if the Indian authorities allow them to cross the border from their side.”
After India cancelled all visas issued to Pakistani citizens with immediate effect and put a deadline of April 30 for them to return to Islamabad, the move was reciprocated, leaving hundreds of families on both sides in a rush to cut short their stays and pack up to leave the country.
