A day after India cancelled all existing visas for Pakistani nationals, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked all Chief Ministers to quickly identify and remove citizens from Pakistan living in their states. After a high-level meeting with senior officials, Amit Shah directed the Chief Ministers to take immediate action to deport them.

Following the Pahalgam terror attacks, India has instructed all Pakistani citizens to leave the country by April 27. The government has also stated that Pakistani citizens holding medical visas will be given an extra two days, but they must leave India by April 29. "In continuation of the decisions made by the Cabinet Committee on Security in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the government of India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect," the MEA said in a statement on Thursday. Additionally, India "strongly advised" its nationals against travelling to Pakistan.

India recently took several strong actions against Pakistan, including cancelling visas for Pakistani nationals. This move followed a series of actions, such as halting the 1960 Indus Water Treaty and closing the Attari land-transit post. These steps were taken after Pakistan-backed terrorists attacked tourists on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of 26 people. The terrorists specifically targeted Hindu male tourists and killed them, as reported by the tourists. One of the terrorists even told a woman to "go tell (Prime Minister) Modi." "The terrorists suddenly appeared and began firing indiscriminately. While some of them opened fire, others grabbed the Hindus present and forced them to recite the Azan. Then they resumed firing and shot my father and uncle," a woman, who was present at the spot, told India Today TV.

She mentioned that the terrorists said their religion was "in danger" because of Hindus. PM Narendra Modi issued a dire warning on Thursday, saying, "India will identify and punish every terrorist, and those behind them."

Meanwhile, on Friday, the government shut down the Octroi Post at the India-Pakistan International Border for civilian movement. This decision is part of India’s strong response to Pakistan after a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 26 people. Officials said that no civilians will be allowed to visit the border at the Octroi Border Security Force (BSF) post in the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir. This spot is usually a popular tourist destination. Earlier, the Attari border—the main point of entry between India and Pakistan—had already been closed, and activities at the Integrated Check Post were stopped as part of the same response.

The terror attack, carried out by The Resistance Front (TRF), a group linked to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), happened on Tuesday afternoon. Terrorists opened fire in a meadow near the well-known tourist area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir, killing 26 people, most of whom were tourists. It is one of the deadliest attacks in the area in recent years and has led to a strong reaction from India, which has blamed Pakistan for supporting cross-border terrorism. As a major step, India has also suspended the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 with immediate effect. This could greatly affect Pakistan, as a large part of its farming depends on water from the Indus River system.