India’s Foreign Ministry said Pakistani nationals will not be allowed to travel to India under the SAARC visa exemption programmed. Any visas previously issued under this scheme “are deemed cancelled” and any Pakistani national in India with one of these visas has 48 hours to leave.
India’s defense minister has pledged a swift response to those who carried out and planned the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, all men, in Indian-administered Kashmir.
India’s central government to hold all-party meeting tomorrow
India’s central government will hold an all-party meeting on Thursday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh set to chair the session, the Indian news agency ANI reported.
The announcement of the meeting comes after India’s foreign secretary issued a list of measures the government will implement as a result of the attack that killed 26 people, including on Pakistani military officials, who were declared persona non grata.