A similar tough situation confronts another family of 18 members from Tando Allahyar district of Pakistan who have come to Rajasthan’s Barmer district just last weekend. The family had come with the intention of staying in India and had reached Barmer just a few days ago. On Saturday, this Hindu family from Pakistan, requested the government with folded hands to let them stay in India, as they have also applied for a long term visa.Family member Suresh says that “there is no income in Pakistan while the expenses are very high and that’s why we came to live here.” Suresh asserts that most of his family and relatives live in India, and that’s why they came on visa on 19th April to leave Pakistan and stay in India forever. The 18 members of this family include women, children and men. He said that “India is very good and we want to stay here for which we have submitted all the documents for long term visas. We request the government that we should be allowed to stay in Barmer.” Another member of the family, Kailash Kumar says “we have come here as we are fed up with Pakistan. We request the Indian government with folded hands, to help us stay here.”All Pakistani citizens who had come to India recently on religious visa, visitor visa or for other reasons, except those whose Long Term Visa (LTV) has been approved or is under consideration, all Pak citizens will have to return to Pakistan in compliance with the instructions of the Government of India. But these affected families in Rajasthan hope that the Indian government will understand their pain and save them from being ruined.Clearly, as India-Pakistan tensions escalate, the lives of many ordinary people are getting badly hit and in the crossfire between the two bitter neighbours, its common citizens who are feeling helpless and are bound to suffer in countless ways.
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