Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- Two women in India's Kerala remain effectively stateless as they have been unable to secure Indian citizenship after failing to obtain renunciation certificates from Pakistan, according to reports.

The sisters told a court they have lived in Kerala since 2008. In 2017, they submitted their passports to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi.

But as both were under 21, the minimum age for renouncing Pakistani nationality, the commission accepted their applications without issuing the certificates.

BBC said in its report that attempts to contact the Pakistan High Commission in India for comment received no response.

Neighbours India and Pakistan share a tense relationship which has often spilled over into hostility...