In 2023, the 32-year-old woman from Pakistan’s Sindh province entered India illegally via Nepal along with her four children.
In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed at least 26 tourists, the Indian government has taken a series of diplomatic and policy actions against Pakistan — raising questions about the status of Pakistani nationals currently residing in India, including Seema Haider, a woman who made headlines for illegally entering the country to meet her Indian boyfriend.
India’s response to Pahalgam
India has closed its Attari border, expelled Pakistani diplomats, and suspended the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty — a key agreement that had governed water-sharing between the two nations since 1960. Additionally, Delhi has revoked a visa exemption scheme previously available to Pakistani nationals. Those in India under this scheme have been ordered to leave the country within 48 hours.
These policy changes raised the question about Seema Haider, who went viral for her cross-border love story with a young Indian boyfriend Sachin Meena.
