Mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee to be deported

Days after the tragic Pahalgam attack, Jammu and Kashmir authorities have transported 60 Pakistani nationals -- one of them the mother of a police constable who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for confronting terrorists en route to hit the Amarnath Yatra.

- AGENCIES

According to officials, the Pakistani nationals, who have been living in the valley for decades, were collected from various districts and taken in buses to Punjab, where they will be handed over to the Pakistani authorities.

Shameema Akhtar, the mother of Constable Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, who died in May 2022 while fighting terrorists, is one of the deportees.

Unhappy over the decision, Mohammad Younus, uncle of the deceased police constable, told reporters that his sister-in-law belonged to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and as such, she should not have been deported.

"My sister-in-law is from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which is our territory. Only Pakistanis should have been deported," Younus said.

After Mudasir's death, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the family, and so did the Lieutenant Governor, twice, he said.