Pahalgam terror attack: Pakistani citizens who do not leave India have the 3-year imprisonment, £ 3 lakh fine | Today news

PAHALGAM -Terror attack: Pakistani citizens who have failed to leave India within the union deadline can be arrested, prosecuted and can face a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine of a maximum £ 3 lakh or both. The deadline for leaving India for those who held South Asian Association for Regional Coaching (SAARC) visas was April 26. For those who carry medical visas, the deadline is April 29. The 12 categories of visas that the holders had to leave for Sunday – Visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineer, student, visitor, group of tourists, pilgrim pilgrim. Up to 272 Pakistani citizens left India on Friday and Saturday through the Attari-Wagah Border Point and a few hundred more on Sunday, April 27, 2025, when the deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighboring nation-finals, a official said. The 12 categories of visas that the holders had to leave India by April 27 are Visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transport, conference, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourists, pilgrim and group pilgrim. India-Pakistan tensions The already tense relations between India and Pakistan are after the Pahalgam terror attack, with New Delhi starting several diplomatic measures, including the cancellation of visas, and Islamabad returning with countermeasures as the military countries remain at high warning. The tension between the two neighbors has escalated in the last few days, with widespread reports indicating a possibility of criminal strikes by India in response on April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. India’s decision to downgrade diplomatic ties with Pakistan, given cross-border ties with the Pahalgam terror attack, was taken in the Cabinet Committee for Security Meeting (CCS) on April 23 at Premier Narendra Modi’s home. Pakistan denied any involvement in the attack. The resistance front (TRF), a shooting of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack in the beginning. The front later said that it has nothing to do with the attack. Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025 The notice of ‘Leave India’ to the Pakistani citizens was issued by the central government following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people on April 22, mostly tourists in the Hill Resort in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Immigration and Foreign Act 2025, which came into effect on April 4, government areas could lead to three years, violating visa conditions, or transplaces that were in re -determination jail time and a fine of up to £ 3 lakh. ‘Whoever, – (a) is a foreigner, remains in any area in India for a period that remains the period for which the visa has been issued to him, or in India without a valid passport or another valid travel document in conflict with the terms of Article 3, or a law contrary to the conditions of the valid visa issued and a part of it, New right. “(b) any other provisions of this Act, other than sections 17 and 19, or of any rule or order made under it, or any direction or instruction given in accordance with this Act, will be punishable by a imprisonment that can stretch up to three years, which can extend to three lakh calls or with both,” the law said. Last week, Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah called up the chief ministers of all states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stayed in India outside the deadline that left the country. After Shah’s telephone conversations with the main ministers, Govind Mohan, Minister of the Union Homes, held a video conference with the general secretaries and asked them to ensure that all Pakistani citizens whose visas were revoked should leave India with the fixed deadline. Those who remain in any area in India for a period of the period for which the visa has been issued will be punishable by imprisonment for a term that can stretch up to three years or with a fine that can stretch up to three lakh calls or with both. (With Pti inputs) first published: 28 Apr 2025, 08:20 am Ist