New Delhi, April 25 After the recent cowardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the central and state governments have become alert about Pakistani citizens living in India. In this regard, the Pune and Haryana administration have issued guidelines to the concerned departments while keeping a close watch on the situation.
Currently 111 Pakistani citizens are living in Pune district, out of which 91 people are in India on long-term visa. These include 35 men and 56 women, while 20 citizens are living on visitor visa.
According to the Foreigners Branch of the city police, so far three Pakistani citizens have left India.
Pune Collector Jitendra Dudi said that most of the Pakistani citizens have come to India to meet their relatives or for the purpose of medical treatment. Long-term visa is valid for five years, while the duration of visitor visa is only 90 days.
Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini strongly condemned the Pahalgam attack and said, “Such acts will not be tolerated under any circumstances.” He has directed all the district Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of the state to strictly implement the instructions of the Home Ministry related to the visa of Pakistani citizens.
According to the order, all Pakistani citizens will have to leave Haryana by April 27. Medical visa holders have been given time till April 29. At the same time, these instructions will not apply to long-term visas, diplomatic and official visas.
Apart from this, the Chief Minister has also given orders to ensure the safety of Kashmiri students studying in colleges and universities across the state. He also made it clear that any attempt to disturb the peace in the state will be dealt with strictly.
Here, the CM of Chhattisgarh said that the order of the Central Government will be followed. He said that the government will follow the instructions of the Union Home Minister and steps will be taken in this direction.
