Seema Bano, an Indian national from Kanpur, was denied passage to Pakistan despite holding a valid visa.
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00:00This is Seema Bano, an international from Kanpur who despite holding a valid Pakistan
00:05visa was not allowed to cross the closed border to visit her sister in Karachi who had been
00:09critically ill.
00:10Seema had not seen her sister in over 13 years.
00:22Her situation is not unique.
00:37Several other Indian nationals hoping to travel to Pakistan for personal and medical reasons
00:41have also been left stuck after the closure of borders.
00:44Following the deadly terror attack in Pahlkam, Jammu and Kashmir which claimed at least 28
00:49lives, India tightened its diplomatic and strategic stance against Pakistan.
00:54Several Pakistani nationals were also seen making hurried exits from the country.
00:58On April 23, 2025, in response to the Pahlkam attack, the Ministry of External Affairs announced
01:04a series of sweeping measures aimed at diplomatically isolating Pakistan.
01:09These included the immediate closure of the Atari-Waga border, the suspension of the Sark
01:13visa exemption scheme, the revocation of all existing visas under the scheme and a 48
01:19hour deadline for all Pakistani citizens to leave India.
01:22Authorities also directed all Pakistani nationals with valid travel documents who had entered
01:27India recently to return by May 1, 2025.