Pahalgam attack: Centre suspends visa services to Pakistani nationals, asks them to leave India

Pahalgam terror attack: The MEA has also advised Indians to not travel to Pakistan.

The central government on Thursday suspended visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that all Pakistani nationals are required to leave India as their visas stand revoked with effect from April 27. The MEA has also advised Indians not to travel to Pakistan.

" 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.

    

    The MEA statement further said that all Pakistani nationals currently in India must leave the country before the expiry of the amended visa deadline.

The government has asked all Indians in Pakistan to return immediately.

"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," it added.

26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

Responding to the attack, India on Wednesday suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.