A 69-year-old Pakistani national, Abdul Waheed, died of a cardiac arrest on Wednesday in Amritsar, shortly before he was to be deported back to Pakistan, officials confirmed.
According to Times of India report, Waheed had been residing in India for the past 17 years and was recently found to be living on an expired visa. He was brought to Amritsar from Srinagar by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for repatriation through the Attari border.
In a separate development, 224 individuals — both Indian nationals and Pakistani citizens holding No Obligation to Return to India (NORI) visas — crossed into India through the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari. Simultaneously, 139 Pakistani nationals returned to their country.
Among those who arrived in India was 35-year-old Monika Rajani, a Pakistani passport holder with NORI and Long-Term Visa (LTV) status. She was accompanied by her five-year-old daughter, Saimara, who was born in India.
“I crossed over from Pakistan in a panic, fearing that the border may close at any moment. I come from a Hindu family and married a Hindu man from Vijayawada nine years ago,” Monika said. Her husband and in-laws were present at the ICP to welcome her.
