Lahore:

Given the bilateral tension history for most people on both sides of the Indo-Pak border, stirring the worsening of tape two nonchalant reaction-sizing or entertainment.

For a small segment of the population that is trapped in cross-border marriages, it means to close the boundary to bid an emotional goodbye to their loved ones over the gap.

Recently, in the wake of a terrorist attack aimed at tourists in Indian illegal, Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) announced, the Indian government announced a number of drastic retaliatory measures against Pakistan, including the closure of the border and the unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty.

While India’s impulsive decision to close the border and cut off the water supply was met with sarcasm and humor by users of social media in Pakistan, the true burden of worsening of bilateral ties is carried on their own by thousands of couples in cross -border marriages.

Afshan Saif, who lives in the capital of India, New Delhi, is originally from Karachi, Pakistan. After her marriage, she moved to her husband’s home in India. “My grandfather is seriously ill and hospitalized. I was going to travel to Karachi with my family in May to visit him, but this will not be possible in light of the recent events,” Daid complained.

Similarly, Naseeb Akhtar Bilal, who got married in a family in Karachi, came from New Delhi, India. Due to the recent tensions between the two rivals, her hope seems to visit her parents and siblings in India next month fade. “Now I can only talk to my family via video call. I haven’t met my siblings this year,” Naseeb shared.

Mohammad Saif, a citizen of New Delhi, told The Express Pakinomist that he married a woman from Karachi. The true complexities of a cross-border marriage hit the couple during the Covid-19 pandemic when his wife was visiting her parents in Karachi, and the border of the border prevented them from reuniting. “I know at least 30 couples who have cross-border marriages. Pakistani women who marry India get a” no objection to India “visa, but as soon as tensions escalate, they face many challenges,” Saif explained.

According to Abdul Basit, former ambassador to India and an expert on diplomatic affairs, cross -border conditions are a subordinate reality in the subcontinent. “If we ignore the existence of such marriages, we will actually destroy a natural bridge with peace between the two nations. These couples also face complex legal issues relating to citizenship, their children’s legal rights and property. If the couple decides to share ways, the trial is entangled in international jurisdiction,” Basic Extended.

Professor Dr. Shabnam Gul, President of the Institute of International Relations at Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), revealed that people who had family ties across the border were often considered suspicion of their loyalty to their loyalty to their loyalty to their loyalty to their loyalty to their loyalty to their loyalty (LC, underlined the underlining of the radiating extension, and emphasized the radiating strain, and underlined, and emphasized and emphasized the radiant. the excretion, and emphasized the radiating exaltation.

“Such People are Taunted for Having Ties with An ‘Enemy Country’. In India, It Has Become A Common Practice to Call Such People ‘Pakistani Agents’. As a result, such Couples Face Issues Involvement Personal Security, The Safety of Children and Perment Residence. As Diplomatic Relations DetERIORATE, IT BECOMES INCREATINGLY DIFFORKULT FOR THEM TO LIVE IN ONE COUNTRY. Yellow.

Dr. Yellow thought the brewing of this hatred has isolated families connected across the border. “Sometimes their personal relationships are deeply affected as it becomes difficult to maintain love for one’s own country and a negative perception of the spouse’s land at the same time. In such situations, the recovery of peace and reconciliation efforts becomes almost impossible, because when there is mistrust and hostility that is prevalent in the atmosphere, the votes of peace explained,” Yellow.

In light of the prevailing bilateral tensions, diplomatic experts have suggested introducing a special “family visa card” to cross-border families allowing visa-at-arrival facilities for emergencies such as the disease of parents or a family death. They have also proposed the establishment of a special crossing point at the Wagah Attari border, where families could meet under specific conditions.