Following the recent attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government has taken several diplomatic measures, including a ban on the stay of Pakistani nationals under the SAARC visa exemption scheme.
This has cast uncertainty over the future of Seema Haider, a Pakistani woman who illegally entered India through Nepal and married an Indian man, reportedly after meeting him online.
According to Indian media, advocate Abubakr Subk from the Delhi High Court told a news channel that all Pakistani nationals have been instructed to leave India, and this directive may also apply to Seema Haider.
He explained that any final decision in Seema’s case would depend on the stance of the Uttar Pradesh government.
“Since she is married to an Indian citizen and has a child, any legal action will be contingent on the state authorities’ report,” he said.
Advocate Subk further noted that Seema Haider’s case is complex. “She did not enter India using a valid visa; instead, she bypassed formal immigration procedures and crossed into India from Nepal.
Her citizenship status remains unresolved,” he added.
With tensions between India and Pakistan escalating after the Pahalgam incident, legal experts believe that individual cases like Seema Haider’s may face renewed scrutiny under evolving immigration and diplomatic policies.
