India suspends Saarc visa exemption scheme for Pakistanis. What is it?

India has announced the suspension of Saarc Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) for Pakistani citizens and asked all its nationals to leave the country within 48 hours. This was among a slew of decisions taken at the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meet on Wednesday, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by high-ranking officials, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. What do we know about the scheme?

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