NEW DELHI – India on Wednesday repatriated Pakistani national AbdullahShah, a resident of Swat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province had crossed over toIndia in 2017 to meet Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Abdullah is autistic.

Speaking to media at the Wagha border, Abdullah Shah said, “I love youIndia. I will come to India again. Will meet Shah Rukh Khan. Shah Rukh Khanis in my heart. I am happy today. It was my dream to meet Shah Rukh”

The development comes just a week after Pakistan released Hamid NehalAnsari who was in a Pakistani jail for 6 years. He went to Pakistan on fakeIDs from Afghanistan to meet a girl who he fell in love on Facebook.

The repatriation has highlighted the issue of Indian and Pakistaniprisoners languishing in each other’s jails.

India and Pakistan exchange list of civilian prisoners and fishermen ofeach country lodged in the jails of the other on 1 January and 1 July ofevery year according to India-Pakistan ‘Agreement on Consular Access’signed on 21 May 2008.