Pakistan reopened the Attari-Wagah border gates on Friday, enabling the return of its people who were left behind in india after the indian government canceled their temporary visas following the 26-person pahalgam terror assault on april 22.
The action followed almost twenty-four hours of silence from Islamabad, during which several Pakistanis, many of whom were old or visiting relatives, were kept in a state of uncertainty on indian territory, even though New delhi was prepared to make it easier for them to return.
On Thursday, the border remained closed, trapping several Pakistanis on the indian side. This occurred during a week of tumultuous cross-border travel after india ordered all Pakistani nationals with visas to depart the nation in the wake of the april 22 massacre.
Suraj Kumar, a Pakistani national who had come to india to take his elderly mother on a trip to Haridwar, is one of thousands stranded at the border. "I was instructed to depart early after arriving in india ten days ago on a 45-day visa. "The gates were closed when I arrived at Attari at 6 a.m. today to return," Suraj told reporters on Thursday.
On Wednesday, 125 Pakistani nationals departed the country through the Attari-Wagah border, increasing the total number of seven-day departures to 911 since india announced the termination of certain visa categories. A total of 23 such departures occurred while 15 indian nationals with Pakistani visas also crossed over.
Through the amritsar border, 152 indian nationals and 73 Pakistani nationals with long-term indian visas entered the nation, bringing the totals to 1,617 and 224, respectively.
Different visa categories had different leave dates: SAARC visas had an april 26 deadline, 12 other categories had an april 27 deadline, and medical visas had an april 29 deadline.
Following the pahalgam incident, india declared several actions against Pakistan. India revoked visas, terminated the Indus Waters Treaty, blocked all planes operated by Pakistan, and prohibited Pakistani nationals' social media profiles.
Pakistani minister Hanif Abbasi publicly warned india of nuclear retribution as tensions between the two neighboring countries increased, stating that Pakistan's arsenal, which included 130 nuclear warheads and missiles such as the Ghori, Shaheen, and Ghaznavi, had been retained "only for India."
The action followed almost twenty-four hours of silence from Islamabad, during which several Pakistanis, many of whom were old or visiting relatives, were kept in a state of uncertainty on indian territory, even though New delhi was prepared to make it easier for them to return.
On Thursday, the border remained closed, trapping several Pakistanis on the indian side. This occurred during a week of tumultuous cross-border travel after india ordered all Pakistani nationals with visas to depart the nation in the wake of the april 22 massacre.
Suraj Kumar, a Pakistani national who had come to india to take his elderly mother on a trip to Haridwar, is one of thousands stranded at the border. "I was instructed to depart early after arriving in india ten days ago on a 45-day visa. "The gates were closed when I arrived at Attari at 6 a.m. today to return," Suraj told reporters on Thursday.
On Wednesday, 125 Pakistani nationals departed the country through the Attari-Wagah border, increasing the total number of seven-day departures to 911 since india announced the termination of certain visa categories. A total of 23 such departures occurred while 15 indian nationals with Pakistani visas also crossed over.
Through the amritsar border, 152 indian nationals and 73 Pakistani nationals with long-term indian visas entered the nation, bringing the totals to 1,617 and 224, respectively.
Different visa categories had different leave dates: SAARC visas had an april 26 deadline, 12 other categories had an april 27 deadline, and medical visas had an april 29 deadline.
Following the pahalgam incident, india declared several actions against Pakistan. India revoked visas, terminated the Indus Waters Treaty, blocked all planes operated by Pakistan, and prohibited Pakistani nationals' social media profiles.
Pakistani minister Hanif Abbasi publicly warned india of nuclear retribution as tensions between the two neighboring countries increased, stating that Pakistan's arsenal, which included 130 nuclear warheads and missiles such as the Ghori, Shaheen, and Ghaznavi, had been retained "only for India."
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