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Pahalgam Attack: Pakistani nationals not allowed to enter under SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme

Pahalgam Attack: Pakistani nationals not allowed to enter under SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme

New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI) Severely downgrading its ties with Pakistan, a day after 26 tourists were killed in a terror attack in Pahalgam, India today announced that Pakistani nationals will not be allowed to travel to India under the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Visa Exemption Scheme.
Any Pakistani nationals in India on such visas have been given 48 hours to leave the country.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, announcing the measures taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by PM Modi, said that any SVES visas previously granted to Pakistani citizens are now considered void.

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