Attari-Wagah border crossing level between India and Pakistan fully shut: Report
The Attari-Wagah border crossing level between India and Pakistan has been fully shut, PTI reported on Thurday, citing sources.
Two unidentified sources instructed the information company that nobody from both nation crossed over to the opposite facet on Thursday.
The Attari-Wagah border crossing level has been witnessing a heavy rush of individuals from both facet to cross over after the Union authorities ordered all Pakistani residents with short-term visas to go away India within the wake of the Pahalgam terror assault.
Earlier immediately, a Delhi resident, whose sisters are married in Karachi, instructed ANI that the Pakistani facet was not permitting them to cross the border.
“I got here right here with my sisters at 6 am. The border opens at 10 am. At 11 am, we requested the officers, and so they stated our authorities has given the order and we’re sending individuals from right here, however they (Pakistani facet) should not permitting them to cross the order. We’re nonetheless ready right here…” Mohammad Shariq instructed the information company.
Over 900 Pakistan nationals left India
A complete of 911 Pakistan nationals have left India via the worldwide border crossing level in Punjab’s Amritsar district within the final seven days, in line with PTI. About 125 Pakistani nationals left India on Wednesday alone.
Equally, 152 Indian nationals and 73 Pakistani nationals with long-term Indian visa entered India via the border on Wednesday, taking the entire variety of such individuals to 1,617 and 224, respectively.
The Union authorities had revoked all visas issued to Pakistani nationals as pressure between the 2 international locations escalated over the April 22 terror assault in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives. These in possession of long-term visas had been exempted from the order.
On April 25, Union dwelling minister Amit Shah had known as up the chief ministers of all states and requested them to make sure that no Pakistani stays in India past the deadline set for leaving the nation.
The phobia assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam was one of many deadliest assaults within the area because the 2019 Pulwama strike, which claimed the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF) jawans.
