On Sunday, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, dismissed reports concerning the purported disappearance of Pakistani nationals within the state, affirming that all individuals in question had been accounted for.
Fadnavis said arrangements are being made to deport Pakistani nationals from the state as per the Centre`s directives.
CM Fadnavis said, “As the state`s Home Minister, I request you not to run any wrong news on this issue. No Pakistani national is missing in Maharashtra, and all of them have been found. Arrangements have been made to deport them all, and there will be no Pakistani citizens left in the state. Everyone will be sent back by this evening or tomorrow,” reported PTI.
The chief minister was in the city to attend a programme of the Pune Municipal Corporation.
India has announced that it will revoke all visas granted to Pakistani nationals effective April 27. This decision follows escalating tensions between the two nations due to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which resulted in the deaths of 26 individuals, predominantly tourists.
The Maharashtra police have launched a drive to identify Pakistani nationals living across the state on various visas.
Speaking about the water situation in the state, Fadnavis said, “Water storage in the dams is low in April and May. Planning about water storage has been done. Currently, water storage is at 38 per cent in all dams in the state,” reported PTI.
55 Pakistani nationals living in Maharashtra on short-term visas asked to leave by April 27: Official
As many as 55 Pakistani nationals living in Maharashtra on short-term visas have been asked to leave the country by the Central government`s deadline of April 27, an official from the state home department told PTI on Saturday.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated after the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 persons, most of them tourists, lost their lives earlier this week.
The External Affairs and Home ministries have issued instructions that Pakistani nationals leave India by April 27, the official told PTI.
The official told PTI that there are 18 Pakistani nationals on short-term visas in Nagpur, 19 in Thane city, 12 in Jalgaon and three in Pune city, while Navi Mumbai, Mumbai and Raigad have one each.
He said unit commanders (commissioners and superintendents of police) have been instructed to ensure their exit by April 27.
(With PTI inputs)
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