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2.3. Article 7- Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan

Notwithstanding anything in Articles 5 and 6, a person who migrated to Pakistan from India after March 1, 1947, but later returned to India for resettlement could become an Indian citizen. For this, he had to be resident in India for six months preceding the date of his application for registration