Overview
- A special medical team examined Sarabjit Kaur, also known as Noor Fatima, on January 9 and declared her fit.
- The required special travel permit for a foot transfer at the Wagah crossing has not been approved, preventing a planned January 5 return.
- She was shifted to Darul Aman in Lahore at the request of relevant departments and will stay there under strict police security until authorization.
- Her lawyer says repatriation will proceed once the Interior Ministry issues permission and dismisses reports that she sought asylum.
- A Lahore High Court petition and interdepartmental coordination are ongoing as a Pakistani Sikh leader publicly questions her visa overstay.