The Kerala Police appear to be clueless about the number of surviving "Pakistani nationals" in the Malappuram district.
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Around Partition time, over 700 men from North Kerala travelled to Lahore and Karachi in Pakistan for employment. They were issued Pakistani passports, but gradually they returned home, dissatisfied with the situation there. In India, they waited all their lives for Indian citizenships. Many died in frustration. Here are their stories when the CAA Rules revived the citizenship debate.