Pak finally permits 250 pilgrims to cross into India

Pakistani immigration authorities allowed the pilgrims to cross the frontier around 2.30 pm.

A group of 250 Pakistani Hindus were allowed to cross over to India on Friday for a pilgrimage after being detained at the Wagah border over reports they had planned to migrate to India.

Pakistani immigration authorities allowed the pilgrims to cross the frontier around 2.30 pm. We were given the go-ahead from the Interior Minister to allow about 250 Hindus to travel to India. They all have valid travel documents, a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official in Lahore said.

The Hindus have 33-day visas for different Indian cities. We stopped them temporarily after media reports said they would not return because of some problems they were facing here, the official said.

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The FIA sent a special team to Wagah to interview the Hindu pilgrims. The Hindus dismissed media reports and assured the team that they would not speak against Pakistan in India, he said,adding,the team had not asked the pilgrims to provide any undertaking. They promised not to defame Pakistan, he said.

Only two doctors and their families were initially allowed to cross the border as they had no-objection-certificates. PTI

In this screengrab from a video posted on Sept. 4, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering during a meeting with National Awardee Teachers at his official residence, in New Delhi. (@NarendraModi via PTI Photo)

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