Wagah Border
Lahore: Pakistan has handed over an Indian woman and her minor son to Indian security forces at the Wagah border. The Indian woman and her minor son, who were victims of human trafficking, had to serve more than a year of imprisonment for illegally entering Pakistan. A Pakistani official gave this information on Thursday. After completing more than a year of sentence, Waheeda Begum and her minor son Faiz Khan have been released from the jail in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.
The woman told the truth
According to officials, Waheeda, a resident of Nagaon district of Assam, was arrested last year along with her son while illegally entering Pakistan from Afghanistan via the Chaman border. Waheeda told officials here that she was deceived by an Indian travel agent due to which she reached Pakistan. In a statement to the police in Pakistan, she said, “After the death of my husband in the year 2022, I decided to take my son to Canada. For this, I sold my property and also paid a huge amount to an Indian agent.” She told that the agent took them with him to Dubai last year and from there brought them back to Afghanistan. He promised to take both of them from Afghanistan to Canada.
agent fled
The woman said, “In Afghanistan, he took all my money and passport and fled from there.” Waheeda told that to go to their country (India), she and her son reached Pakistan via Chaman border, where they were arrested by Pakistani officials. She said, “Later we were provided diplomatic access and the process of verifying our citizenship took several months.”
released after completion of sentence
The woman said that her lawyer in Pakistan informed her mother in India about this. After this, Waheeda’s family contacted the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and the Indian High Commission in Islamabad and sought help for her safe return. Officials of the Indian High Commission reportedly raised their issue before the Interior Ministry in Islamabad. After this, Waheeda and her son were finally released on Wednesday after completion of their sentence. Apart from Waheeda, two other Indian citizens Shabbir Ahmed and Suraj Pal were also handed over to the BSF on Wednesday. Ahmed was released from Karachi’s Maler Jail, while Pal was released from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail after completion of his sentence. (Language)
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