In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the central government on Thursday, April 24, suspended visa services for Pakistani nationals with immediate effect.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that all Pakistani citizens currently in India must leave the country, as their visas will be revoked starting April 27. Additionally, the MEA has urged Indian citizens to avoid travelling to Pakistan and advised those currently there to return home without delay.
“In continuation of the decisions made by the Cabinet Committee on Security in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Government of India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect. All existing valid visas issued by India to Pakistani nationals stand revoked with effect from 27 April 2025. Medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till 29 April 2025,” it said in the statement.
It added, “Indian nationals are strongly advised to avoid travelling to Pakistan. Those Indian nationals currently in Pakistan are also advised to return to India at the earliest.”
The move comes after 26 people, most of them tourists, were killed in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. As part of its broader response, India also suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan on April 23.
