Recent border tensions between India and Pakistan have led to severe measures and heartbreaking separations for families. As India ordered the departure of almost all Pakistani citizens in response to terrorism, individuals faced tight deadlines for significant life events. Families, such as Takhat Singh's, found themselves divided across nationalities, with some members unable to stay for crucial events like marriages or funerals. With both governments taking retaliatory steps, the emotional impact on families was profound and immediate, leading to desperate pleas for time and understanding at the border.
One family had come to India for a daughter's marriage. Another came so their young children could meet their grandparents for the first time.
At the border where Pakistan was cleaved from India decades ago, they pleaded with anyone and everyone for a little more time: to complete the marriage or to mourn.
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