Pakistani Baby Born At Attari Border Gets Special Name To Mark His Welcome

A baby born at Attari border that lies between India and Pakistan will perhaps become the carrier of a hundred experiences of grief, longing, belonging, joy and harmony through the name his mother gave him. A Pakistani national, Nimbu Bai, baptised her son as Border, encapsulating the circumstances he came into the world in. She is among several from her country who are stranded in the northern Indian state of Punjab after visiting for a pilgrimage.

Born December 2, Border is the son of Nimbu Bai and her husband Balam Ram, who hail from Rajanpur district, as per India Today. Reports suggest when she went into labour, many villagers from areas nearby rushed to help her deliver the baby.

The Pakistani Hindus stranded in India are presently residing in shelters built locally, surviving hardships with the assistance of villagers from neighbouring places. Their return home has been prevented following the COVID-19 lockdown imposed in India, which put a stop to cross-border movement.

Reports suggest many people even lack proper documents that would allow them for clearance back to their country.

As many as 190 Pakistanis were sent back to their home country from Attari this year in September after over a year in India, as per Times of India.

Many others, meanwhile, await a safe return. They are biding time between two worlds, making what they can of their current situation and in the process, knowingly or unknowingly, writing bits of history.

Reports suggest around six children were born to Pakistani parents in India in the period that they have been stuck on the other side of the border. One of these children born last year was named Bharat by his parents.

The Wagah border has long been a point of peacekeeping and peacemaking for India and Pakistan. With the hope that it once again lives up to its prestige, many are yearning to trace their way back home from there.

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