JODHPUR, India: For decades, Jogdas dreamed of moving to India to escape the persecution he suffered as a Hindu in Muslim Pakistan. Hindus from Pakistan qualify for a fast track to citizenship after seven years in the country. He said many others had given up and returned to Pakistan, disillusioned by life in India. The migrants still come under increased scrutiny whenever tensions flare between India and Pakistan – a frequent occurrence under the Modi government. “To save our lives, we had to run to India,” said 65-year-old Horoji, whose grandparents were originally from present-day India but found themselves on the wrong side of the border at partition.

Source: New Strait Times July 31, 2017 04:07 UTC