New Delhi:
Any Pakistani, who fails to leave India according to the time limit fixed by the government, will be arrested, prosecuted and a period of jail for three years or a maximum fine of Rs 3 lakh or both.
Pakistani citizens were issued ‘holiday India’ notice after 26 people by the government, most of the tourists, killed by militants associated with Pakistan on 22 April in Pahgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
The time limit for SAARC visas to exit India was 26 April. For those carrying medical visas, the time limit is 29 April. 12 categories of visas whose holders have to leave India by Sunday – business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineering, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourism, pilgrim and group visa on Pilgrim.
According to the immigration and foreigners Act 2025, which came into force on April 4, violating the situation of the visa, or the tharming in restricted areas can lead to a three -year jail and a fine of up to Rs 3 lakh.
“Whatever,-(A) being a foreigner, in any field in India for a period of over that period, for which the visa was issued or a valid passport or other legitimate travel documents in India remains in violation of the provisions of Section 3 or violates the conditions of a valid visa issued for any task.” 19, or for any rule or order or any direction or instruction according to such an order or instruction or instruction, for any direction or instruction, for which no specific punishment is given under this Act, will not be punishable with a term, which can be with three years or penalty that can be extended with three lakh rupees or both, “the Act says.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called the Chief Ministers of all the states and asked them to ensure that there is no Pakistani in India beyond the deadline for leaving the country.
After Shah’s telephonic conversation with the Chief Ministers, the Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan organized a video conference with the Chief Secretaries and asked them to ensure that all Pakistani citizens whose visas were canceled should leave India with a fixed time frame.
Already stressful relations between India and Pakistan carried forward after the Pahalgam terror attack, New Delhi announced a barrage of retaliation, including the cancellation of the visa, and Islamabad killed it with a string of tight-for-tat measures.
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