272 Pak nationals left India through Attari in past 2 days, more to exit today as deadline ends

629 Indians, including diplomats, return from Pakistan; Pakistanis asked to leave India; deadline for visa holders set.

Around 272 Pakistani nationals have left India in the past two days through the Attari-Wagah border point and a few hundred more are expected to exit on Sunday (April 27, 2025) when the deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighbouring nation ends, an official said.

As many as 629 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab.

Pahalgam terror attack updates on April 27

The 'Leave India' notice to the Pakistani nationals was issued by the government after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by Pakistan-linked terrorists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.

The deadline for exiting India for those holding SAARC visas was April 26. For those carrying medical visas, the deadline is April 29.

The 12 categories of visas whose holders have to leave India by Sunday are — visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourist, pilgrim and group pilgrim.

However, those having long-term and diplomatic or official visas were exempted from the 'Leave-India' order.