At Delhi camps, Hindus from Pak unsure about their status

Satram Kumar along with his family of nine came to Delhi about 20 days ago from Hyderabad in Sindh province of Pakistan.

- Snehil Sinha and Sunil Rahar

NEW DELHI/ROHTAK: Satram Kumar along with his family of nine came to Delhi about 20 days ago from Hyderabad in Sindh province of Pakistan. The family had been trying to come to India for the last three years, but it could only materialize after they received a 45-day visitor visa last month. While the family came in with an intent to settle in India, they stare at an uncertain future.

In the aftermath of a major terrorist attack in Pahalgam in south Kashmir on April 22 that claimed 26 lives, the Union government on Thursday announced suspension of all kinds of visas for Pakistani nationals, giving them 48 hours to leave the country. Later, the external affairs ministry clarified that the long-term visas already issued to Hindu Pakistani nationals would remain valid. However, many Pakistani Hindus like Satram Kumar who have moved to Majnu ka Tila and the Signature Bridge areas in Delhi remain uncertain about their status and procedures to remain in India.