Pakistani nationals leave India as tensions escalate over Kashmir attack

Buses carrying Pakistan nationals from India wait to cross over at the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan (Prabhjot Gill/AP)

Dozens of Pakistani nationals living in India have headed to the main land crossing between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

The deadline for Pakistani citizens to leave the country – with exceptions for those who are on medical visas in India – passed on Sunday, but many families were still scrambling to the Indian side of the border in Attari town in northern Punjab state to cross into Pakistan.