The Home Ministry has asked states to identify and deport all Pakistan nationals in their jurisdiction, adding Home Minister Amit Shah had spoken to all chief ministers.
India said it had cancelled all visas for Pak nationals as part of a five-step diplomatic counter-offensive following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
Specifically, India said all visas would be revoked with effect from April 27. Medical visas, the government said, would be valid for an additional 48 hours only.
India has said it has proof Pakistan was involved in the planning and execution of the attack. On Thursday senior foreign diplomats from the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, and China were shown this proof by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
India has also suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, or IWT, a key water-sharing deal governing usage of the Indus River and its five tributaries – the Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, and Sutlej.
