With No Citizenship Rights, Pakistani Women in Kashmir Have Nowhere to Go
Nearly 350 Pakistani brides living in Kashmir â who married former militants â have no citizenship rights or travel documents, and cannot visit their parents in the neighboring country.
Representative image. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/Files
Women09/Jan/2021
Srinagar: Living in Kupwara, every moment reminds 43-year-old Saira Javid of her home, childhood, relatives and the dusky lanes of Karachi. She has been craving to visit her parentsâ home in Pakistan but cannot go back due to existing laws.
Saira, who traces her roots to the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, says her ancestors came from Muzaffarabad and settled in Karachi.