After the Indian government ordered the closure of the Attari border in the wake of the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack, many Pakistani nationals were seen leaving India and returning to Pakistan, saying that there should be "leniency" with the people on visa.
The Pahalgam terrorist attack, which claimed 26 lives, has devastating implications for the Pakistani nationals living in the border villages of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, who had been living in India on short-term and long-term visas.
The Delhi government said that it is enforcing the Centre's order, which revokes all existing visas issued to Pakistani citizens -- except for medical, diplomatic, and long-term visas -- with immediate effect.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday directed the Superintendents of Police (SPs) across all districts to regularly share necessary inputs with the Chief Minister's Secretariat regarding the presence of any Pakistani nationals in the state.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Lucknow, Babloo Kumar, on Friday informed that five out of eight Pakistani nationals who had entered India on short-term visas have been sent back as per instructions issued by the Government of India.
In a significant development amid heightened diplomatic tensions, the Indian government on Friday revoked all categories of visas issued to Pakistani citizens, except long term visas, diplomatic and official visas, with immediate effect from April 27.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a stringent crackdown on Pakistani nationals overstaying in the state, following a central government decision to suspend visa services for citizens of Pakistan.
After the Indian government ordered the closure of the Attari border in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, many Pakistani nationals were seen leaving India and returning to Pakistan.
India called the ambassadors of various countries, including Germany, Japan, Poland, the UK, and Russia, to brief them on the Pahalgam terror attack at the Ministry of External Affairs' office, located in South Block.