Pakistan to allow stranded citizens in India return via Wagah border after visa revocations
The Hindu
Pakistan allows citizens stranded in India to return via Wagah border despite New Delhi's visa revocation post-Pahalgam terror incident.
Pakistan announced on Friday (May 2, 2025) that it would continue to allow the use of the Wagah border crossing for its citizens stranded in India, following New Delhi's decision to revoke visas in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror incident.
The Attari-Wagah border, located near Amritsar in India and Lahore in Pakistan, was shut on Thursday (May 1, 2025) after being kept open till April 30.
As many as 70 Pakistani nationals were reportedly stranded at the border on Thursday, as the deadline for leaving India expired a day earlier.
Responding to media queries, the spokesperson for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) acknowledged reports of Pakistani nationals, including children, stranded at the Attari border on the Indian side.
"We are aware of the media reports indicating that some Pakistani nationals are stranded at Attari. We are open to receiving our citizens in case the Indian authorities allow them to cross the border from their side,” the MoFA spokesperson said.
The Wagah border would remain open for Pakistani nationals seeking to return in the future as well, the spokesperson said.
The Foreign Office also criticised India's decision to revoke the visas of Pakistani citizens.
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