Their father, Majid, watches helplessly as his children’s cries pierce the quiet street a daily reminder that life can turn upside down in the blink of an eye.
The deportations, affecting nearly 800 Pakistani nationals, have ripped apart families across Kashmir and beyond. Parents are left juggling work, child care, and despair, while children face emotional trauma and disrupted lives.
Majid, Shehbaz, and Abdullah speak of restless nights, frayed nerves, and the crushing weight of helplessness. For them, normal life has become a distant memory.
Human rights activists argue that these actions are cruel and disproportionate, penalizing ordinary citizens for political disputes. As Shabnam Hashmi, a New Delhi activist, put it, In any conflict, civilians must never be the casualties.
To separate a child from their mother is cruel, traumatic, and utterly inhuman. The anguish of families like Rehman’s and Shehbaz’s exposes a bitter truth, when borders become battlegrounds, it is often the innocent who bear the heaviest burden.
For those waiting in limbo, the question is as simple as it is heart wrenching. What have we done to deserve this? Across cities and villages, from bustling streets to quiet homes, the answer remains painfully elusive.
