Minal Ahmed Khan, a Pakistani national married to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier Munir Khan, was deported to Pakistan via the Wagah-Attari border on Tuesday, following the revocation of her visa. The move is part of India’s broader deportation of Pakistani nationals after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 people.
Minal, who married Munir Khan, a resident of Gharota, Jammu, in May 2024 through an online ceremony, arrived in India in March 2025 on a 15-day short-term visa. Their official marriage took place during her visit, but her visa expired in March, and an extension request was pending with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Following the Pahalgam attack, the Indian government revoked all visas for Pakistani nationals (except specific categories) and ordered them to leave by April 29, prompting Minal’s deportation.
Accompanied by her husband and family, Minal was sent from Jammu to the Wagah border, where she was handed over to Pakistani authorities. The deportation aligns with the government’s response to heightened tensions with Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and diplomatic downgrading, amid accusations of Pakistan’s involvement in the attack.
Social media posts on X have raised concerns about national security risks posed by such marriages, with some users questioning systemic loopholes. Meanwhile, emotional scenes were reported as families, including Minal’s, bid farewell. The deportation process also involves 60 other Pakistanis in Jammu and Kashmir, though a Jammu court stayed the deportation of nine individuals from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
