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...
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