{"id":476043,"date":"2025-05-03T00:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=476043"},"modified":"2025-05-03T00:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:23:07","slug":"fo-rejects-indian-medias-false-claims-says-wagah-border-open-for-pakistanis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/fo-rejects-indian-medias-false-claims-says-wagah-border-open-for-pakistanis\/","title":{"rendered":"FO rejects Indian media\u2019s false claims, says Wagah border open for Pakistanis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad<br \/>\nThe Foreign Office of Pakistan on Friday rejected claims made by Indian media that the country had closed the Wagah border to Pakistani citizens returning from India, amid escalating tensions between the two nations.<br \/>\nThe statement came in response to a Indian media reports alleging that Pakistan had \u201crefused\u201d to open the Wagah border, leaving several Pakistani nationals stranded in the area between the Attari and Wagah checkpoints.<br \/>\n\u201cMany patients with fragile health had to return to Pakistan without completing their treatment. Furthermore, there are reports of families being split and children being separated from one of their parents,\u201d the Foreign Office said in its statement.<br \/>\nThe ministry clarified that the Wagah-Attari border crossing remained operational until April 30, and Pakistan remains willing to receive its citizens as long as Indian authorities permit them to cross.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Wagah border will remain open for Pakistani citizens in the future as well,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad The Foreign Office of Pakistan on Friday rejected claims made by Indian media that the country had closed the Wagah border to Pakistani citizens returning from India, amid escalating tensions between the two nations. 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