Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 1: Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants today protested here asking the Government to either deport them back or give them equal rights by providing them with citizenship.
They alleged that they were allowed to enter into Valley along with their Kashmiri husbands and then harassed and deprived of their rights in Kashmir.
It is to be mentioned here that these families returned to the Valley through Nepal under a Government rehabilitation scheme.
The women who were a part of the protest said that they are eager to meet their families back in Pakistan. “But the Government is not providing travel documents to us, how can we go back and meet our families; we have been left to fend for ourselves,” they said.
They said that they appeal to the Government to provide them with facilities and travel documents so that they can settle with their families in the Valley.
Some of the men who crossed over to LoC in 90’s later married and settled down there in Pakistan. Many, later, preferred to come back via Nepal with their families. It happened after the Government in 2010 a rehabilitation scheme for surrendered militants.
The women said that they were being subjected to inhuman treatment while being here. “Either give us the rights or deport us to Pakistan. We are also human beings and want to live a respectful life,” they said.
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