Pahalgam: Pakistan Demands Independent Investigation father separated from family during chaotic repatriation efforts
Rishi Kumar Jisrani, a 39-year-old business owner, has spent two days witnessing chaotic scenes of people rushing with suitcases and parting with loved ones at the Pakistan border before it closes, with fading hopes that his family can cross. As India-Pakistan relations rapidly worsen, both nations have canceled visas and ordered citizens to leave, leaving only days to reach the border.
Jisrani fears time has run out, with his Pakistani wife and their two children stranded on the other side. “They’ve told her the children can return because they hold Indian passports, with no clear guidance from Indian authorities. “How can a mother be separated from her children?” he told AFP.
What’s happened since the Pahalgam attack?
India suspended its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty.
India also expelled Pakistani diplomats and recalled its own from the Pakistani capital.
All visas for Pakistani nationals under the SAARC programme were revoked, and Pakistani citizens were ordered to leave. The Attari-Wagah land border crossing was closed.
A major military operation is continuing to hunt down the attackers in Kashmir, with Indian forces destroying several homes and issuing a media ban on live coverage.
Pakistan hit back, saying it would suspend its participation in the Simla agreement, which underpins the ceasefire line in Kashmir. Pakistan also closed its airspace to India and halted all trade.
Indian diplomats were expelled, visa services for Indian nationals were suspended, and Pakistan warned that any attempt to divert water flows would be an “act of war”. Staffing at India’s High Commission in Pakistan was also reduced.
Pakistan has said it backs a “neutral” investigation.
Summary of the Attack:
At around 2:45 PM (09:15 GMT) on Tuesday, a group of armed men dressed in camouflage emerged from a nearby forest.
According to officials, the attackers opened indiscriminate fire at Baisaran Meadow, a picturesque, uphill area accessible only by foot or pony rides, catching mostly tourists by surprise.
At least 25 Indian nationals and one Nepalese citizen were killed in the assault, making it the deadliest attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in the past 25 years.The incident occurred while India was hosting US Vice President JD Vance.
Mourners carried the body of Vinay Narwal, a Navy officer killed in the attack, through Karnal in the northern state of Haryana.
Commenting on the escalating tensions, former ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said, “The tensions between the two countries have already pushed the region into uncharted territory.”
She warned that the nuclear-armed neighbors are on the brink of a far more dangerous confrontation, fueled in part by inflammatory speeches from Prime Minister Modi and the Indian media.Lodhi further emphasized that such rhetoric has raised concerns that India might resort to "kinetic action" against Pakistan.“That would prompt a very strong and robust response from Pakistan,” she said.“The fear and apprehension are centered around the possibility that we could be on the threshold of a full-blown crisis,” Lodhi concluded.
"Nepalis denounce fatal Pahalgam attack on their national."
As previously reported, a group of protesters gathered outside the Pakistani embassy in Kathmandu to denounce the deadly attack in Pahalgam.
“It is clearly evident that Hindus were targeted. Tourists were asked about their religion before being shot,” one protester, who declined to give his name, told Reuters.
“This clearly shows that Hindus are being deliberately suppressed and targeted. India has already taken strong action, and now we want the government of Nepal to respond similarly.”
In the aftermath of the attack — which India has blamed on Pakistan — New Delhi has implemented harsh diplomatic measures.
Pakistan, while denying the accusations, has responded with reciprocal actions against India this week.
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