Barmer, April 30 -- The recent visa cancellations and border closure have triggered a wave of distress for the religious minorities in Pakistan, especially the Hindus, who had crossed the border to seek refuge and a better future in India. However, the Centre decision to cancel their visas in the aftermath of the terror attack in south Kashmir's Pahalgam have left them in prolonged uncertainty. Following the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives, India issued a directive on April 24 mandating that all Pakistani nationals without valid Long Term Visas (LTVs) leave the country by April 27. So far, 129 Pakistani nationals from Rajasthan have departed. In districts like Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, and other border areas, several Indian women are married to men in Pakistan and vice versa. These bonds are often described as "roti-beti ka rishta" - a connection of shared bread and daughters. "My daughter has been living with her in-laws in Pakistan for the past 15 years. She was supposed to visit India by May, but with the recent tensions, we do not know when or if we will see her again," said Bhura Ram Meghwal, 82-year-old resident of Chohtan in Barmer. "I do not know how long I will live. I want to see my daughter before I take my last breath, but now it seems unlikely." A 36-year-old Pakistan Hindu, Ramesh Kumar, had applied for Indian visa in December last year and received it in March. "After getting the visa, he sold everything he owned in Pakistan to start a new life with his family in India. He was supposed to cross the border in the last week of April, but the error attack in Pahalgam and the subsequent visa cancellations left him stranded. He has nothing left there now. How will he survive?" one of his relatives told HT. Hindu Singh Sodha, president of Seemant Lok Sangathan, an organisation that works for welfare of Pakistani migrants, said: "We welcome every step taken by the government in the interest of national security, but at the same time, we strongly urge that this decision should not apply to those who are victims of religious persecution in Pakistan and wish to come to India and settle here. This is a humanitarian crisis." "Keeping in mind humanitarian, social, and constitutional aspects, the new guidelines should be reconsidered, and special rehabilitation facilities should be provided to those refugees and members from western Rajasthan who have long-standing familial ties and have been living in India for many years," Ravindra Singh Bhati, MLA from Sheo (Barmer), said. According to the FROs in Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Barmer, a total of 975 applications for the LTVs have been processed. Officials confirmed that these applicants are now permitted to remain in India, and will not be required to return to Pakistan....