December 20, 2025 04:11 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Horror in Bangladesh: Hindu man lynched and set on fire amid violent protests | Bangladesh in flames: Student leader Sharif Osman Hadi's death triggers massive protests, media offices torched | Chaos in Dhaka! Protesters assault New Age Editor, burn down newspaper offices amid deadly unrest | After campus shootings, Trump suspends green card lottery programme | ‘Worst is over,’ says IndiGo CEO after flight chaos; staff told to ignore speculation | Chaos at Hyderabad's Lulu Mall! Nidhhi Agerwal swarmed by fans, police register case | TCS bets big on AI, shares spike as company reveals ambitious plan | Delhi goes into emergency mode! Work from home, vehicle bans as AQI hits ‘severe’ | Massive fire guts shanties near Eco Park in Kolkata; no casualties | Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka shuts down early amid rising security concerns

Overstay of Pakistani Nationals in India rise

| | Nov 27, 2014, at 12:00 am
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IBNS): The overstay of Pakistani nationals in India has increased substantially during the past few years.
This was stated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu in the Rajya Sabha  on Wednesday. 
 
Between the year 2012 and 2013, there has been increase in the total numbers of overstaying Pak nationals in the country.  As on 31.12.2012, a total number of 12,137 Pak nationals were overstaying in the country.  The number increased to 15,028 in December, 2013 i.e. an increase of 2,891 which comes to 23.82%.
 
Central Government is vested with powers to deport a foreign national under Section 3(2) (c) of the Foreigners Act, 1946.  The powers to identify and deport illegally staying foreign nationals have also been delegated to the State Governments / UT Administrations.  Number of Pakistani Nationals deported during last three years is given below:-
 
Year                      No. of Pakistani Nationals deported
 
2011                      :           69
2012                      :           31
2013                      :           58
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.