Pak diplomat’s kin, who crossed over from Attari, exempted from quarantine at Amritsar

Pak diplomat’s kin, who crossed over from Attari, exempted from quarantine at Amritsar

A Pakistan diplomat’s wife and two children, who crossed over from Attari-Wagah border, have become the first to avail the benefit of new guidelines issued by the Ministry of External Affairs designed to facilitate the return of diplomats and their families amid coronavirus induced pandemic.  “Wife and two kids of Pakistan diplomat crossed into India on May 23. They will not be kept in quarantine at Amritsar. Instead, they will go to Delhi to remain in home quarantine,” said a health official. “The MEA had requested facilitation for return of diplomats and their families who are assigned to the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi along with their family members via Attari Integrated Check Post (ICP) on May 23 and 26,” he added. According to the letter issued by the MEA, the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi had convoyed that the diplomats and their family members will be carrying Covid-19 RT-PCR negative test result, at the time of their entry into India via Attari ICP an…