Amritsar, May 2 -- Nearly three dozen Pakistan nationals were left stranded on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border as Pakistan sealed its gates for citizen transit on Thursday.

While India had earlier decided to close its borders on April 30, the Ministry of Home Affairs modified the order and decided to keep its border open till further orders, in a relief of Pakistan nationals.

"It is now ordered that Pakistani nationals may be allowed to exit India to go into Pakistan from the ICP at Attari till further orders, with due clearance," the latest order said.

Among those stranded was an eight-months pregnant woman, Rova, a native of Karachi who got married to a Delhi resident three years ago. While her husband Mohammad Talib expre...