New Delhi, Apr 25: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday dialled the chief ministers of all the states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country, sources said.
India on Thursday announced revoking all visas issued to Pakistani nationals from April 27 and advised Indian nationals residing in Pakistan to return home at the earliest, as tensions between the two countries escalated over the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, on Tuesday.
The home minister personally called up the chief ministers of all the states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline, sources said.
The chief ministers were also told to identify the Pakistani nationals staying in their respective areas and ensure their deportation, the sources said.
Ministry of External Affairs, on Thursday, issued a press release, stating that all existing valid visas issued by India to Pakistani citizens will be revoked from April 27.
The Centre also announced on April 23 that Pakistani nationals will not be allowed to travel to India under the SAARC visa exemption scheme (SVES). Further, any Pakistani national currently in India under the SVES visa was given 48 hours to leave India.
The government has also closed the Integrated Check Post at the Attari border with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before May 1, 2025.
Earlier in the day, the Pune district administration had identified 111 Pakistani nationals in the area and ordered them to leave India by April 27, following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a news agency.
On Thursday, India hit Pakistan with a raft of diplomatic measures. New Delhi suspended a water-sharing treaty, announced the closure of the main land border crossing with Pakistan, downgraded diplomatic ties, and withdrew visas for Pakistanis on Wednesday night, just over 24 hours after gunmen killed 26 men in Indian-administered Kashmir.
After 26 tourists were gunned down during a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India officially informed Pakistan that it planned to temporarily suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with immediate effect.