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193 Pakistanis stranded in India return home via Attari-Wagah border

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Pakistani nationals,†who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the COVID-19†coronavirus†lockdown,†wave before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post,†some 35 kms from Amritsar on May 5, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP) — AFP or licensors
Pakistani nationals,†who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the COVID-19†coronavirus†lockdown,†wave before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post,†some 35 kms from Amritsar on May 5, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP) — AFP or licensors
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel check the names of Pakistani nationals,†who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the COVID-19†coronavirus†lockdown, travelling by car before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post,†some 35 kms from Amritsar on May 5, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP) — AFP or licensors
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel check the names of Pakistani nationals,†who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the COVID-19†coronavirus†lockdown, travelling by car before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post,†some 35 kms from Amritsar on May 5, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP) — AFP or licensors
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193 Pakistanis stranded in India have been repatriated via the Attari-Wagah border, Pakistan's High Commission in New Delhi announced in a press release.

"We're pleased to see them return home safely and reunite with their families and friends," the press release reads.

"We thank the Indian Ministry of External Affairs for their assistance in this regard," the press release added.

243 stranded Pakistanis have been repatriated from India since March 20, according to the press release.

Pakistani nationals, who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the Covid-19 lockdown, wave before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. — AFP
Pakistani nationals, who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the Covid-19 lockdown, wave before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. — AFP

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel check the names of Pakistani nationals, who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the coronavirus lockdown, travelling by car before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. — AFP
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel check the names of Pakistani nationals, who were stranded in India following the closure of borders due to the coronavirus lockdown, travelling by car before returning to their country via the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. — AFP

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