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28-04-2025
- Politics
- News18
537 Pakistani Nationals Left India Through Attari In 4 Days As Exit Deadline Ends
Agency: PTI The deadline for exiting India for those holding SAARC visas was April 26. For those carrying medical visas, the deadline is April 29. As many as 537 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border point in four days beginning April 24 as the exit deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighbouring nation ended Sunday, officials said. A total of 850 Indians, including 14 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab in the last four days. The 'Leave India' notice to the Pakistani nationals was issued by the government after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by Pakistan-linked terrorists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. The officials told PTI that altogether 237 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border post on Sunday, 81 left on April 26, 191 on April 25 and 28 on April 24. Similarly, 116 Indians, including one diplomat, returned from Pakistan on Sunday through the international land border crossing; 342 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, came back on April 26; 287 Indians crossed over on April 25; and 105 Indians returned on April 24, the officials said. Protocol Officer at the Attari border Arun Mahal told PTI that between April 24 and 27, a total of 537 Pakistani nationals crossed over to Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border while 850 Indians returned from Pakistan. Some of the Pakistanis might have left India through airports too, the officials said, pointing out that since India does not have direct air connectivity with Pakistan, they might have left for other countries. The deadline for exiting India for those holding SAARC visas was April 26. For those carrying medical visas, the deadline is April 29. The 12 categories of visas whose holders have to leave India by Sunday are — visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourist, pilgrim and group pilgrim. Three Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi were declared Persona Non Grata on April 23 and they were given one week to leave India. Five support staff of these defence attaches were also asked to leave India. India has also withdrawn its defence attache from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. However, those having long-term and diplomatic or official visas were exempted from the 'Leave-India' order. At the Attari border in Amritsar district, vehicles queued up as Pakistani nationals hurried to cross over to their country. Many Indians came to bid farewell to their relatives, the pain of separation evident on their faces. Sarita and her family had come to India for a relative's wedding set for April 29. 'We came to India after nine years," she said. She, her brother and her father are Pakistanis while her mother is an Indian national. 'They (the authorities at Attari) are telling us they will not allow my mother to go along. My parents got married in 1991. They are saying Indian passport holders will not be allowed," said Sarita, crying bitterly. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said all Pakistanis have been accounted for and arrangements are being made to deport the people whose visas have been revoked as per the Centre's directives. State Minister Yogesh Kadam on Saturday said 1,000 Pakistani nationals with short-term visas have been asked to leave India. Around 5,050 Pakistani citizens have been living in Maharashtra, and most of them are on long-term visas, the officials said. The Bihar government said all Pakistani nationals, who had been to the state in the recent past, left well ahead of the April 27 deadline. In the southern state of Telangana, police chief Jitender cited official records to say that 208 Pakistani nationals were staying in the state, mostly in Hyderabad. Of these, 156 held long-term visas, 13 short-term visas, and 39 were with a travel document for medical and business purposes. There were 104 Pakistani nationals in the southern coastal state of Kerala, of whom 99 were on long-term visas, according to the officials. The remaining five, who were on either tourist or medical visas, have left the country. Central India's Madhya Pradesh had around 228 visiting Pakistani nationals, many of whom have already left the country, the officials said. Around 12 Pakistanis have been identified in Odisha, and all of them have been asked to follow the deadline set for them to leave the country. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said three Pakistani nationals, who were in the state on short-term visas, have been asked to leave. Seven Pakistanis were in Gujarat on short-term visas — five in Ahmedabad and one each in Bharuch and Vadodara. They have either left India or are leaving by Sunday, the officials said. Besides, 438 Pakistani nationals are in the western state on long-term visas and they include Hindus who have applied for Indian citizenship. In the north, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said on Saturday that the process of sending back all categories of Pakistani citizens who have been ordered to leave India has been completed. One Pakistani national is still in the state and he will depart for Pakistan on April 30, the DGP said. As many as 19 Pakistani nationals staying in Bihar with short-term visas have left the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called up the chief ministers of all states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country. top videos View all After Shah's telephonic conversations with the chief ministers, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan held a video conference with the chief secretaries and asked them to ensure that all Pakistani nationals whose visas were revoked must leave India by the deadline fixed. The already strained relations between India and Pakistan nosedived further after the Pahalgam terror attack, with New Delhi announcing a raft of measures, including the cancellation of visas, against Islamabad, which hit back with a string of tit-for-tat measures. (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from politics to crime and society. 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Scroll.in
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
537 Pakistanis leave India in four days as exit deadline ends
At least 537 Pakistani citizens have left India through the Attari-Wagah border crossing in Punjab over the past four days as the deadline for them to leave the country ended on Sunday, reported The Hindu. On April 24, India's Ministry of External Affairs announced that the visas of Pakistani citizens in India would stand revoked from Sunday and that they had to leave the country before then. India also suspended visa services to Pakistani citizens with immediate effect. The decision was taken in the aftermath of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 26 persons and injured 17 others. The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, the police said. All but three of those killed were Hindu. An unidentified Punjab Police official told The Hindu that the movement of 353 passengers was registered on Sunday, which included the arrival of 116 persons from Pakistan and the departure of 237 from India. Eighty-one Pakistani nationals left India on Saturday, 191 on Friday and 28 on Thursday, PTI reported. In addition, 342 Indians returned on Saturday, 287 on Friday and 105 on Thursday. Between April 24 and Sunday, 850 persons from Pakistan had also arrived in India and 537 Pakistani nationals crossed over to the neighbouring country, Protocol Officer at the Attari border Arun Mahal told the news agency. Pakistani citizens may also have left India using air routes via a third country, unidentified officials told PTI. There are no direct flights between India and Pakistan. On April 24, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri also announced that the Attari-Wagah border crossing would be closed with immediate effect. Pakistani citizens would not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme. Any SVES visas issued in the past to Pakistani citizens will be deemed cancelled and Pakistani nationals in India have 48 hours to leave the country, the ministry had announced on Wednesday. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, a regional bloc, comprises India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The SVES system allows 24 categories of individuals, including dignitaries, judges of higher courts, parliamentarians, senior officials, businessmen, journalists and sportsmen, to travel without a visa. On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had spoken to chief ministers of all states and directed them to ensure that no Pakistani citizen stayed in India beyond the deadline set for them to leave the country, according to PTI. In Uttar Pradesh, the police in a statement said that the process of ensuring the exit of Pakistani citizens had been completed, The Hindu reported. Only one Pakistani citizen remained in the state and would leave on April 30, the police added. In Delhi, an unidentified police officer told the newspaper that it had a list of about 2,500 Pakistani citizens, including those on long-term visas. 'Most were not found living at the address provided in the immigration form indicating that they had left the country, but further verification with the airport and land port is on,' the newspaper quoted the official as saying. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said that all Pakistanis were accounted for and that arrangements were being made to deport those whose visas have been revoked, PTI reported. The Bihar government said that all Pakistani nationals who had entered the state recently had left ahead of the deadline, according to the news agency. The April 22 terrorist attack was the first major one targeting civilians in Kashmir since the Union government revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status in 2019. bigger than what the terrorists imagine '.
Indian Express
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
537 Pakistan nationals leave via Attari in 4 days as first deadline ends
As many as 537 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border point in Amritsar in four days beginning April 24 as the exit deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighbouring nation ended Sunday, officials said. A total of 850 Indians, including 14 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab in the past four days. The 'Leave India' notice to the Pakistani nationals was issued by the Centre after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in a terror attack in South Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. The officials said that altogether 237 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday, 81 on April 26, 191 on April 25 and 28 on April 24. Also Read | Civilian shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kupwara four days after Pahalgam attack Similarly, 116 Indians, including one diplomat, returned from Pakistan on Sunday through the international land border crossing; 342 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, came back on April 26; 287 Indians on April 25; and 105 on April 24, the officials said. Protocol Officer at the Attari border Arun Mahal said that between April 24 and 27, a total of 537 Pakistani nationals crossed over to Pakistan while 850 Indians returned from Pakistan. Some of the Pakistanis might have left India through airports too, the officials said, pointing out that since India does not have direct air connectivity with Pakistan, they might have left for other countries. The deadline for exiting India for those holding SAARC visas was April 26. For those carrying medical visas, the deadline is April 29. The 12 categories of visas whose holders have to leave India by Sunday are — visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourist, pilgrim and group pilgrim. Three Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi were declared Persona Non Grata on April 23 and they were given one week to leave India. Five support staff of these defence attaches were also asked to leave India. India has also withdrawn its defence attache from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
537 Pak nationals leave via Attari in 4 days as first deadline ends
As many as 537 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border point in Amritsar in four days beginning April 24 as the exit deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighbouring nation ended Sunday, officials said. A total of 850 Indians, including 14 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab in the past four days. The 'Leave India' notice to the Pakistani nationals was issued by the Centre after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in a terror attack in South Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. The officials said that altogether 237 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday, 81 on April 26, 191 on April 25 and 28 on April 24. Similarly, 116 Indians, including one diplomat, returned from Pakistan on Sunday through the international land border crossing; 342 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, came back on April 26; 287 Indians on April 25; and 105 on April 24, the officials said. Protocol Officer at the Attari border Arun Mahal said that between April 24 and 27, a total of 537 Pakistani nationals crossed over to Pakistan while 850 Indians returned from Pakistan. Some of the Pakistanis might have left India through airports too, the officials said, pointing out that since India does not have direct air connectivity with Pakistan, they might have left for other countries. The deadline for exiting India for those holding SAARC visas was April 26. For those carrying medical visas, the deadline is April 29. The 12 categories of visas whose holders have to leave India by Sunday are — visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourist, pilgrim and group pilgrim. Three Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi were declared Persona Non Grata on April 23 and they were given one week to leave India. Five support staff of these defence attaches were also asked to leave India. India has also withdrawn its defence attache from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. However, those having long-term and diplomatic or official visas were exempted from the 'Leave-India' order.
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Business Standard
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Pahalgam attack: 537 Pak nationals left India through Attari in 4 days
As many as 537 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border point in four days beginning April 24 as the exit deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighbouring nation ended Sunday, officials said. A total of 850 Indians, including 14 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab in the last four days. The 'Leave India' notice to the Pakistani nationals was issued by the government after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by Pakistan-linked terrorists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. The officials told PTI that altogether 237 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border post on Sunday, 81 left on April 26, 191 on April 25 and 28 on April 24. Similarly, 116 Indians, including one diplomat, returned from Pakistan on Sunday through the international land border crossing; 342 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, came back on April 26; 287 Indians crossed over on April 25; and 105 Indians returned on April 24, the officials said. Protocol Officer at the Attari border Arun Mahal told PTI that between April 24 and 27, a total of 537 Pakistani nationals crossed over to Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border while 850 Indians returned from Pakistan. Some of the Pakistanis might have left India through airports too, the officials said, pointing out that since India does not have direct air connectivity with Pakistan, they might have left for other countries. The deadline for exiting India for those holding SAARC visas was April 26. For those carrying medical visas, the deadline is April 29. The 12 categories of visas whose holders have to leave India by Sunday are -- visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourist, pilgrim and group pilgrim. Three Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi were declared Persona Non Grata on April 23 and they were given one week to leave India. Five support staff of these defence attaches were also asked to leave India. India has also withdrawn its defence attache from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. However, those having long-term and diplomatic or official visas were exempted from the 'Leave-India' order. At the Attari border in Amritsar district, vehicles queued up as Pakistani nationals hurried to cross over to their country. Many Indians came to bid farewell to their relatives, the pain of separation evident on their faces. Sarita and her family had come to India for a relative's wedding set for April 29. "We came to India after nine years," she said. She, her brother and her father are Pakistanis while her mother is an Indian national. "They (the authorities at Attari) are telling us they will not allow my mother to go along. My parents got married in 1991. They are saying Indian passport holders will not be allowed," said Sarita, crying bitterly. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said all Pakistanis have been accounted for and arrangements are being made to deport the people whose visas have been revoked as per the Centre's directives. State minister Yogesh Kadam on Saturday said 1,000 Pakistani nationals with short-term visas have been asked to leave India. Around 5,050 Pakistani citizens have been living in Maharashtra and most of them are on long-term visas, the officials said. The Bihar government said all Pakistani nationals, who had been to the state in the recent past, left well ahead of the April 27 deadline. In the southern state of Telangana, police chief Jitender cited official records to say that 208 Pakistani nationals were staying in the state, mostly in Hyderabad. Of these, 156 held long-term visas, 13 short-term visas and 39 were with the travel document for medical and business purposes. There were 104 Pakistani nationals in the southern coastal state of Kerala, of whom 99 were on long-term visas, according to the officials. The remaining five, who were on either tourist or medical visas, have left the country. Central India's Madhya Pradesh had around 228 visiting Pakistani nationals, many of whom have already left the country, the officials said. Around 12 Pakistanis have been identified in Odisha and all of them have been asked to follow the deadline set for them to leave the country. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said three Pakistani nationals, who were in the state on short-term visas, have been asked to leave. Seven Pakistanis were in Gujarat on short-term visas -- five in Ahmedabad and one each in Bharuch and Vadodara. They have either left India or are leaving by Sunday, the officials said. Besides, 438 Pakistani nationals are in the western state on long-term visas and they include Hindus who have applied for Indian citizenship. In the north, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said on Saturday that the process of sending back all categories of Pakistani citizens who have been ordered to leave India has been completed. One Pakistani national is still in the state and he will depart for Pakistan on April 30, the DGP said. As many as 19 Pakistani nationals staying in Bihar with short-term visas have left the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called up the chief ministers of all states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country. After Shah's telephonic conversations with the chief ministers, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan held a video conference with the chief secretaries and asked them to ensure that all Pakistani nationals whose visas were revoked must leave India by the deadline fixed. The already strained relations between India and Pakistan nosedived further after the Pahalgam terror attack, with New Delhi announcing a raft of measures, including the cancellation of visas, against Islamabad, which hit back with a string of tit-for-tat measures.
