Exit deadline ends today; Pakistan citizens bid tearful goodbyes to kin, rush home through Attari
The Hindu
Tensions rise as Pakistani nationals rush to exit India amid escalating conflict over Pahalgam terror attack.
“My mother’s an Indian and she is not being allowed to accompany us to Pakistan,” bawled teenage Sarita, not knowing when she could see her in person. She, her brother and father were among the hundreds queued up at the Attari border point to exit India on Sunday as the clock ticked.
Pahalgam terror attack updates on April 27, 2025
The exit deadline for Pakistani nationals visiting India on SAARC visas ended on April 26, while for the rest, except those on medical visas, it is set to close on Sunday, April 27, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
Medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals are valid till April 29.
At the Attari border in Amritsar district, vehicles queued up as Pakistani nationals rushed to cross over to their country.
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Many Indians came to see off their Pakistani relatives at Attari and the pain of separation was palpable.
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