*ISLAMABAD – Despite being informed in advance by Pakistani official,Indian authorities, reportedly without a valid reason, refused to allow aMuzaffarabad woman to return to her home.*
Kubra Gillani, 27, was stopped at the Attari-Wagah border when Indianofficial did not let her cross over to Pakistan. The woman has been stuckin occupied Kashmir since November 2018 — when her marriage ended with alocal from the held territory.
On Feb 27, the Foreign Ministry had directed the Pakistani mission in Delhito take up the matter of Gillani’s repatriation with the relevant Indianauthorities on an urgent basis.
Subsequently, the Muzaffarabad woman had arrived in New Delhi from Srinagaron April 1 to collect her travel documents from the Pakistan HighCommission for the border crossing.
Afterwards, the Pakistan mission had written to India’s immigration officerand the deputy commissioner customs at Attari (Amritsar) to notify themabout the traveling of Gillani to Pakistan on April 3 via the Attari border.
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Gillani had reached Attari border at about 10am on Wednesday, but theIndian authorities did not permit her to cross the border and instead senther back, though she possessed a valid passport and other requisitedocuments issued by the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi.
In a voice message from Attari, Gillani said: “They [Indians] have sent meback. Nothing has happened. I tried my best but they did not listen to me.”
