Apr 27, 2025 05:12 AM IST
In Rohtak, two Pakistani nationals are staying on long-term visas (LTVs), whereas a lady resides in Jhajjar, and 29 Pakistani nationals are presently in Fatehabad.
A day after Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini directed deputy commissioners and police superintendents to make sure that Pakistani residents go away the state by April 27, district officers have submitted particulars of such people to the state authorities and are actually awaiting additional directions.
Only a day earlier, 15 members of a Hindu household from Pakistan, who had been staying in Balsamand village of Hisar district for the previous 9 months, had been relocated to a Pakistani camp in New Delhi. (HT File)
In Rohtak, two Pakistani nationals are staying on long-term visas (LTVs), whereas a lady resides in Jhajjar, and 29 Pakistani nationals are presently in Fatehabad.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Bahadurgarh, Mayank Mishra, informed Hindustan Occasions over the cellphone {that a} Pakistani girl, married in Jhajjar, has been residing in Bahadurgarh for the previous 18 years on a long-term visa, which she has renewed yearly.
“We have shared her details with the government and are waiting for directions,” he added.
In accordance with official police spokespersons, the 2 Pakistani nationals in Rohtak and 29 in Fatehabad have additionally been residing in India for a number of years on long-term visas, that are commonly prolonged.
“Most of them are Hindus and do not wish to return to Pakistan, citing persecution and atrocities against minorities,” the spokespersons stated.
Only a day earlier, 15 members of a Hindu household from Pakistan, who had been staying in Balsamand village of Hisar district for the previous 9 months, had been relocated to a Pakistani camp in New Delhi.
Though the Union authorities introduced the cancellation of all Pakistani visas on Wednesday, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) issued a clarification on Thursday, stating that the choice doesn’t apply to long-term visas issued to Hindu Pakistani nationals.
“With reference to the Government of India’s decision to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals, it is clarified that the revocation of visas does not apply to long-term visas (LTVs) issued to Hindu Pakistani nationals. These LTVs remain valid,” the MEA stated in an official launch.
