India's dilemma over children of Pakistani fathers, Indian mothers!

Amid the Indian Government's stern ‘leave the country order’ following the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Kashmir, authorities in Madhya Pradesh (MP) are in a fix: What to do about the nine children in the state born to Pakistani fathers and Indian mothers.

- BY S VENKAT NARAYAN OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

There may be hundreds of similar cases in other states, too.

An MP official said on Monday that they are also looking for a solution in the case of a Pakistani man who applied for a Long-Term Visa (LTV) on April 25 in state capital Bhopal just before the Union government's order.

"We have sought advice from the Centre on nine children born to Indian mothers and Pakistani fathers. Four children are with their mothers in Indore, three in Jabalpur and two in Bhopal. We have also sought advice on the man who applied for LTV on April 25," the top official, on condition of anonymity, told PTI.

At least 14 persons in Madhya Pradesh, including these nine children, were supposed to leave the country as per the Union government's order, he added.

"Of them, three have left India and reached Pakistan. One person is in Delhi due to some issue, which is being looked into by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office," he said.