Lahore:
In the midst of growing tensions between Pakistan and India, the deadline assigned by Indian authorities for Pakistani citizens to leave India expired. Over the past three days, 536 Pakistanis have returned home, while 849 Indian citizens have crossed back to India from Pakistan.
Despite the ongoing emigration, the question of Pakistani and Indian citizens who have long -term visas remains unresolved. Families on both sides of the border continue to wait eagerly to hope for a safe return to their homes.
On Sunday, 236 Pakistanis arrived from India, while 115 Indian citizens returned from Pakistan. Cumulatively, 536 Pakistanis and 849 Indians have crossed the borders over the past three days.
However, the situation has become more and more complicated for people who have married across borders – Pakistani citizens married to Indians and vice versa. Many of these individuals who are currently separated from their families face serious difficulties in returning due to the ongoing political tensions.
Sources within Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry indicated that Indian citizens married in Pakistan and had long -term Pakistani visas, but is currently stranded in India, to go to the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi to seek help. Nevertheless, it ultimately depends on Indian authorities whether they allow the return of their pas holders to Pakistan.
Scenes of distress are clear at both the Attari and Wagah boundaries. At Attari, several Indian women with Pakistani men await with their children reunion. Conversely, Pakistani women are waiting for Wagah, whose men and children are Indian citizens, that approval returns to India.
Meanwhile, run by war hysteria, Indian authorities have ordered farmers in Punjab’s border areas to leave their fields within 48 hours.
According to reports, the Indian Border Safety Force (BSF) has released speaker messages across villages in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Fazilka districts instructing farmers to harvest their crops and clear the fields immediately. BSF has warned that all gates installed along the border fences after the deadline will be sealed.
In contrast, life remains quiet and arranged in Pakistan’s border areas, including Lahore, Sialkot, Narowal and Kasur. Brave and elastic Pakistani farmers continue their daily routines untapped.