While Ministry of Foreign Affairs has yet to issue official statement, Foreign Office is reportedly taking matter seriously. Pakistan's top officials briefed about turn of events.
While 18-year-old Daman Kumar's deportation is halted & his sister is a citizen by birth, their parents, who have lived in the country illegally for 24 yrs, face deportation.
Action comes in wake of US deporting at least 104 ‘illegal’ Indian immigrants this week. Most returnees are from the three states and some have started filing complaints against agents.
Police in both states have started summoning deportees for information on the dunki route touts. Some immigration centres are scrambling to obtain legal certifications.
Some MPs asked why India didn't send its own aircraft to bring back Indians being deported. Proceedings of LS had to be adjourned as Opposition MPs demanded a discussion on the issue.
In statement to Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar highlights that focus should be on cracking down on illegal migrant industry, as it has associated activities also of an ‘illegal nature’.
Robin Handa’s father paid Rs 45 lakh to send his son to America via the ‘dunki’ route – portrayed in Shah Rukh Khan’s 2023 film of the same name. The endeavour cost him a chunk of his land.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
The corrupt government and army of Pakistan deserve to be treated in this manner