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April 25, 2025
Pakistani Citizens Visiting India Asked to Leave by April 29
Delhi: India’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that all Pakistani citizens in India must leave the country by April 29.
“In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Government of India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect,” AFP reported.
“All Pakistani nationals currently in India must leave India before the expiry of visas, as now amended.”
It will not impact Pakistani diplomats in New Delhi, although their numbers were reduced by Indian orders a day earlier.
A day ago, India shut borders, downgraded diplomatic ties and, in an unprecedented move, unilaterally announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) over what the BJP government and media claimed — without offering any evidence — was Islamabad’s alleged support for cross-border terrorism.
Indian and international media, quoting India-held Kashmir’s Anantnag Police, reported that two of the suspected attackers were Pakistani and belonged to the banned Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT).
According to the Indian publication The Wire , India’s Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday adopted a resolution in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, saying that “questions must be raised” on Indian intelligence failures and security lapses.
The committee also questioned Modi’s BJP for “exploiting this grave tragedy through official and proxy social media platforms to sow further discord”. It also followed the Indian government’s narrative and accused Pakistan of “masterminding” the attack.
According to the Hindustan Times , Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Thursday that the opposition extended its full support to the government.
“Everyone condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The opposition has given full support to the government to take any action,” Gandhi told the media after an all-party meeting.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said all parties condemned the dastardly attack and that efforts should be made to maintain peace.
Whipping up rhetoric against Pakistan, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said: “We have demanded that accountability needs to be fixed, and action should be taken as to why there was a security lapse.”
Pakistan has denied any role in the attack and offered condolences for the loss of lives.
On Thursday morning, Indian media reported that the Modi-led regime had blocked the Pakistani government’s X account in the country and summoned the Pakistani charge d’affaires in New Delhi.
India further downgraded diplomatic ties by closing down the main border transit point, framing the attack as a grave provocation that warranted significant diplomatic, economic, and logistical pressure on Pakistan.
On the other hand, India has summoned Saad Ahmad Warraich, the top Pakistani diplomat in New Delhi, the Hindustan Times reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Amid rising tensions, India has withheld access to the official X account of the Government of Pakistan, NDTV reported .
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