Visakhapatnam: Two Pakistani nationals – father and son – are waiting for the central government to allow them to continue to stay here on their long-term medical visa.
The deadline set by the government for all Pakistanis will end on April 29. The Muslim wife of Pakistan owns an Indian passport and lives here. They took their 10-year-old son to be treated at a local hospital.
The boy was born in Dubai and suffered from mental illness, the source said.
City Police Commissioner Sankabrata Bagchi said: “His accommodation extension letter has been sent to the regional registry for foreigners.
Although the SAARC visa will expire on April 26, the medical visa will end on April 29. All other categories of visas will not be confirmed after April 27.
Hospital sources said several Pakistani families visited Visakhapatnam for medical treatment due to the low cost here.
Meanwhile, city police were alert to foreigners by checking huts, hotels and hotels to track suspicious people. SPS of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam and Anakapalli reported that there were no Pakistani nationals in their jurisdictions.
DGP Harish Gupta had advised all Pakistani nationals living in the state to leave by April 27. The order is a follow-up decision to revoke all visas issued to Pakistanis from April 27.
