Srinagar: More than 50 Pakistani nationals who were staying in Kashmir were deported on Tuesday, officials said.
The deportation took place in compliance with an order by the Union Home Ministry that directed all Pakistani nationals to leave the country.
Those deported included women from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir who married to former Kashmiri militants who returned over a decade ago under a government rehabilitation scheme.
Those deported included men and women from several districts of the valley.
National Conference legislator from Uri, Sajad Shafi, on Tuesday appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reconsider the recent directive on the deportation of Pakistani nationals residing in India, citing humanitarian concerns.
“In Jammu and Kashmir, many women who came from Pakistan have been living here for decades. Their families, including children, are settled here, and some of these women have no one left in Pakistan. Where will they go now?” Shafi said.
He added that in his constituency of Uri, several such women have been asked to leave without delay, despite having legally resided in India for years.
Shafi urged the Home Minister to revisit the policy on compassionate grounds, saying, “Those who are here legally and have built their lives over decades should not be uprooted or separated from their families.”
Meanwhile, J&K Police has denied reports circulating on social media regarding the alleged repatriation of the mother of late Constable Mudasir Ahmad
“ The reports are false, baseless, and categorically denied,” a police statement said.
Mudasir, who died while fighting militants in 2022, was awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously in 2023. Home Minister Amit Shah personally visited their home in Uri, weeks after his death.
UNI
