Pahalgam assault | Pakistan addresses ‘humanitarian challenges’ brought on by India’s visa cancellation

Pakistani residents take shelter underneath bushes as they wait to go to Pakistan on the Attari-Wagah border crossing close to Amritsar on Could 1, 2025.
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Pakistan’s Ministry of International Affairs (MFA) has criticised India’s choice to revoke visas of Pakistani residents, citing “humanitarian challenges” for medical therapy seekers and divided households.

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Whereas responding to media queries concerning the availability of the Wagha border crossing for Pakistani residents getting back from India, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of International Affairs Shafqat Ali Khan said, “The Indian choice to revoke visas of Pakistani residents is creating critical humanitarian challenges. Many sufferers, with fragile well being, needed to return to Pakistan with out finishing their therapy. Moreover, there are experiences of households being break up and youngsters being separated from one in all their mother and father.”

The Attari-Wagah border was shut on Thursday (Could 1, 2025) after being stored open until April 30, 2025. India issued the ‘Depart India’ discover to Pakistani nationals after 26 folks, principally vacationers, have been killed by terrorists with Pakistan hyperlinks in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, 2025.

“The final date to cross over by the Wagah-Attari border was April 30, 2025. In that context, we’re conscious of the media experiences indicating that some Pakistani nationals are stranded at Attari. We’re open to receiving our residents in case the Indian authorities enable them to cross the border from their aspect,” the assertion issued.

“The Wagha border will stay open for Pakistani residents sooner or later as nicely,” it added.

(With PTI inputs)