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Hindustan Times
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
'Punish terrorists, what's our fault': Pakistan nationals who are forced to leave India over Pahalgam attack
Pakistani nationals leaving India via the Attari-Wagah border condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people but expressed despair over their exit from the nation. "Terrorists should be punished. Why are we suffering because of this?" one of them asked. In its response against Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the central government has asked all Pakistani citizens to leave India. Officials said that over the last six days, a total of 887 citizens returned to Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border. Follow Pahalgam attack news live updates A Pakistani national, who has been living in India for the past 41 years, said she had no idea as to why they were being asked to leave. The woman, who hails from Karachi, asked, "A terrorist attack took place in Kashmir, but why are we being punished?" "I have been staying here for the last 41 years. Whatever is happening is not right. We don't stand with them. Their (terrorists') legs should be broken and they should be hanged...I appeal to the government that whatever is happening with us is not right," she told ANI. Nasreen, another Pakistani national, said she has spent 15 years of her life in India, living in peace and "working to build our future". She told news agency PTI, "It took us 15 years to get settled. Now they are asking us to leave. It would mean that we will have to start afresh. We will have to answer the questions that our children pose to us." Mufzala, another Pakistani national, hails from Muzaffarabad. She got married in Baramulla six years ago. She said that both her kids were born in India. "We have been filling out our application for the last three years, but it has never been accepted. The day before yesterday, we were suddenly asked to leave the country. What happened in Pahalgam was a terrorist activity. Innocents have lost their lives in the attack. The terrorists should be punished. Why are we suffering because of this? We want to go back to our home," she told ANI. Another citizen returning to Pakistan, Osama, said that he has studied Class 10 and 12 in India, adding that he is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree. Speaking to news agency ANI, he expressed his wish to appear for job interviews after his exams. "Whatever happened there (Pahalgam) is wrong. I condemn this incident. It is a very shameful act...I have completed my class 10th and 12th here, what will I do there? What is my future there?" he asked.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pakistan citizens continue to leave India via Attari, plead for leninecy from Indian govt
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Pakistani citizens continue to leave India following the Indian government's decision to cancel all their visas who are currently in the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack , which killed 26 Indian Pakistani nationals who are currently returning via the Attari border are pleading for leniency from the Indian government, stating that they are being punished due to the Pahalgam attack.A Pakistani national, Mufzala, said that she is from Muzaffarabad and has been married in Baramulla for the past six years. She said that her two kids were born in India and were staying here legally through a long-term visa. She added that the terrorist attack in Pahalgam was a terrorist activity, but why are others suffering because of it?"I am from Muzaffarabad, and I got married in Baramulla 6 years ago. Both my kids were born here. We were staying here legally through a long-term Visa. We have been filing our application for the last 3 years, but it has never been accepted. The day before yesterday, we were suddenly asked to leave the country. What happened in Pahalgam was a terrorist activity. Innocents have lost their lives in the attack. The terrorists should be are we suffering because of this? We want to go back to our home...", she told Pakistani national stated that he had entered India on a 45-day visa but was now being asked to leave after only seven days. He further noted that the incident that occurred in Pahalgam was not right."I came to India with a 45-day Visa. It has just been 7-8 days, and the Govt is sending us back. I came here to meet my relatives. They asked us to leave due to the incident in Pahalgam. Whatever happened there is not right", he terror attack, which claimed 26 lives in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, was one of the deadliest attacks in the region since the 2019 Pulwama strike, which claimed the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans.
