Srinagar: In the aftermath of Pahalgam attack that claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists, nearly sixty Pakistani women and their children—many of them married to former Kashmiri militants—were deported to Pakistan through Wagah border on Tuesday.
The families, hailing from various districts including Srinagar, Baramulla, Kupwara, Budgam, and Shopian, were transported in buses to Punjab for formal handover to Pakistani authorities.
Many of the deported women had entered Jammu and Kashmir under the 2010 rehabilitation policy meant for former militants who had surrendered.
Eleven Pakistani nationals who had entered India on valid visas nearly 45 years ago and were residing in Mendhar, Poonch, were also repatriated.
The deportations come in the backdrop of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s directive to all States and Union Territories to identify, remove, and deport Pakistani nationals from the country, following the Pahalgam attack.(KNO)
