Amritsar: At least 193 Pakistani citizens, stranded in India after the lockdown declared in due to the novel coronavirus, were repatriated via the Wagah border crossing on Tuesday.
One of the Pakistani citizens said that they came here to visit their relatives and to attend religious ceremonies.
Several Pakistanis had reached the border crossing on Monday evening, but were sent back by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and spent the night in Amritsar.
Earlier this month, around 41 Pakistanis returned home via the Wagah border in the first phase.
The returnees thanked both the Indian and Pakistani governments for ensuring their return to their home country.
Ehsan Ahmed, a repatriated citizen, had shared that he had gone to India on March 12 and was expected to return by March 19. However, he couldn’t return due to the lockdown.
Pakistani citizens thanked both the governments for her safe return and appealed to others stranded in India to follow the government’s directives and remain confined to their homes.
Many of the returnees were reportedly quarantined in various cities and screened at Attari before being allowed to cross the Wagah border.
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