AS MANY as 537 Pakistani nationals,includingninediplomats and officials, left India in three days beginning Friday throughtheAttari-Wagahborder point as the exit deadline for the 12 categories of shortterm visa holders ofthe neighbouring nation ended Sunday, officials said. Atotalof745Indians,including 14 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing locatedinPunjab. The‘LeaveIndia’noticetothe 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.

 

Officials told PTI that altogether 237Pakistaninationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border post on Sunday, 81 Pakistani nationals leftonApril26and191onApril 25. Similarly, 116 Indians, including one diplomat, returned from Pakistan on Sunday through the internationallandbordercrossing,342 Indians, including 13 diplomats and officials, came back from Pakistan on April 26 and 287 Indians crossed over on April 25, officials said.

 

Some of the Pakistanis might have left India through airports too,they said,pointing out that since India does not have direct air connectivity with Pakistan, they might have left for other countries.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.