Woman Deported to Pakistan After Pahalgam Attack to Return Home on Visitor’s Visa

Sent to Pakistan in Pahalgam aftermath, 63-year-old set to return to family in Jammu as Centre makes an exception

The woman, a resident of Jammu’s Talab Khatikan area, was deported to Pakistan on April 29 via the Atari-Wagah border in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Her husband, Sheikh Zahoor Ahmed, and four grown-up children continue to stay in J&K since they are Indian nationals.

Will grant visitor’s visa to Pak woman deported after Pahalgam attack: MHA to J&K HC - The Tribune

In a relief for the family members of a Pakistani woman who was deported from Jammu following the Pahalgam attack, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh that it has decided to grant a visitor’s visa to the woman.

Woman deported to Pakistan after Pahalgam attack to return home on visitor’s visa

Centre grants visitor's visa to Pakistani woman deported post-terror attack, setting no precedent, as per J&K High Court.

Pakistani Woman Deported After Pahalgam Attack Gets Visitor Visa To Return To India

JAMMU, Jammu & Kashmir – In a big step forward, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has told the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh that it will give Rakshanda Rashid, a 62-year-old Pakistani woman who was deported in April after the Pahalgam terror attack, a guest visa. After marrying a local woman, Rashid had lived in Jammu for 38 years. On Wednesday, a division bench of the High Court, made up of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Just…

Deported Pakistan Wife Gets Legal Route Back to India, Centre Agrees to Visa

Srinagar: In a significant legal and diplomatic development, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has cleared the return of Pakistani national Rakshanda Rashid to India on a visitor visa, months after she was deported in April following a sudden revocation of Pakistani visas by the Union government. The clearance came after Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing virtually, informed the division bench that the competent author…

MHA Tells J&K HC It Will Grant Visitor Visa To Deported Pak Woman

File photo Srinagar- In a significant development, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court that it has decided to grant a visitor visa to Rakshanda Rashid, a Pakistani national who was deported from India following the Pahalgam terror attack. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal formally recorded the Union Ministry’s decision to grant the visa. The cour…