Google Ad Reignites Hope For Easier Indo-Pak Visas
For Amrita Sodhi, a young girl from Delhi, visiting Nankana Sahib is her dream.
"I want to visit Nankana sahib and also see other parts of Pakistan where my family lived before partition. I really wish the Google ad is watched by all officials and they realise the emotional bond that exists even after years of partition," she said.
The tearjerker Google ad, meanwhile, has gone viral with many across the border appreciating it. Social media is buzzing with it.
In September 2012, India and Pakistan had signed the much-awaited liberalised visa agreement, which included for the first time a group tourist and a pilgrim visa, separate visa for businessmen and visa on arrival for those over 65 years of age.
However, it ran into rough weather as bilateral tensions escalated.
It was only in April this year that the visa on arrival for senior citizens, which was supposed to start on January 15, was put into place. While the group tourist visa is still on hold, both countries put the blame on each other's door for the non-implementation of the process.
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