After week-long crossover of over hundred Indian, Pakistani nationals, Attari-Wagah border completely shut

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After week-long crossover of over hundred Indian, Pakistani nationals, Attari-Wagah border completely shut



The deadline for exiting India for those holding SAARC visas was April 26.For those carrying medical visas, the deadline was April 29.The deadline for 12 other categories of visas was April 27.These were visas on arrival and visas for business, film, journalists, transit, conferences, mountaineering, students, visitors, group tourists, pilgrims and group pilgrims.Three defence/military, naval and air advisors in the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were declared persona non grata on April 23 and were given one week to leave India.Five support staff of these defence attaches were also asked to leave India.India also withdrew its defence attache from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.However, those having long-term, diplomatic or official visas were exempted from the ‘Leave-India’ order.Sources told PTI that altogether 125 Pakistani nationals left India through the Attari-Wagah border crossing point on April 30; a total of 94 Pakistani nationals, including 10 diplomats, left India on April 29; 145 Pakistanis, including 36 diplomats, their dependents and support staff, left on April 28; 237 Pakistanis, including nine diplomats and officials, left India on April 27; 81 left on April 26; 191 on April 25 and 28 on April 24.



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