The Foreign Office in Pakistan rejected the demands of Indian media on Friday that the country had closed the Wagah border to Pakistani citizens returning from India, in the midst of escalating tensions between the two nations.

The statement came in response to an Indian media report claiming that Pakistan had “denied” to open the Wagah border, leaving several Pakistani nationals stranded in the area between Attari and the Wagah Control points.

“Many patients with fragile health had to return to Pakistan without ending their treatment. In addition, there are reports that families were shared and children who were separated from one of their parents,” the Foreign Office said in his statement.

The ministry clarified that the border crossing in Wagah-Attari remained operational until April 30, and Pakistan remains willing to receive his citizens as long as Indian authorities allow them to cross.

“The Wagah border will also remain open to Pakistani citizens in the future,” it added.

Tensions have risen between two countries after a deadly attack on April 22 in the Pahagam area of ​​Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), killing 26 people, most of them tourists.

India has suggested cross -border relations with the attack, but has not provided evidence. Pakistan has strongly denied involvement and called for an independent investigation.

After the incident, India recalled Visa from Pakistani citizens and instructed them to leave the country before April 29.

Earlier, Pakistan’s Minister of Health promised government -financed treatment of two young heart patients who were forced to return from India without medical treatment due to escalating tension between the two countries.

Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal instructed the Director -General of Health to contact the two girls’ family immediately. He said events were taken to begin their treatment in Pakistan at the government’s expense.

Kamal also confirmed that he had reached the Prime Minister’s office and that the Ministry of Health had begun to coordinate with different hospitals. The girls can be referred to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC), he added.