Cross-Border Couples Rejoice as India Resumes Visa Service To Pakistanis
The Sodha Rajput community s tradition of cross-border marriages had run into hindrances after the Pulwama attack in February 2019.
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Jaipur: In a move that will provide major relief, the Indian High Commission in Pakistan has granted permission to cross-border couples to apply for visas.
“We received an email [from the High Commission] saying that now we can apply for a visa,” Mahendra Singh from Khejad ka Paar in Rajasthan’s Barmer, who got married to Chagan Kunwar, a Sodha Rajput woman from Pakistan in January 2019, told
The Wire.
The visa service was halted almost two years ago, when relations between India and Pakistan were strained following the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019 and Indiaâs retaliatory airstrike in Pakistanâs Balakot.
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Two Years Of Pulwama Terror Attack: Here’s A Look Back At The Tragedy And Timeline Of Events
On February 14, 2019, 40 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed after a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden truck into a CRPF convoy PTI File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-14T08:58:56+05:30 Two Years Of Pulwama Terror Attack: Here’s A Look Back At The Tragedy And Timeline Of Events outlookindia.com 2021-02-14T10:21:12+05:30
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Want to hold dialogue with India to resolve Kashmir, other issues: Pakistan
Want to hold dialogue with India to resolve Kashmir, other issues: Pakistan
Pakistan Wants To Hold Dialogue With India To Resolve All Outstanding Issues, Including Kashmir So That Peace Can Be Restored In The Region, Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifâs Adviser On Foreign Affairs, Has Said. PTI | Updated on: 10 Jul 2017, 08:12:17 PM
New Delhi:
Pakistan wants to hold dialogue with India to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir so that peace can be restored in the region, Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s adviser on foreign affairs, has said.
Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa had earlier stated, “Pakistan and India must resolve the longstanding issue of Jammu and Kashmir in a dignified and peaceful manner as per the aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir.”