Talking to reporters in delhi on wednesday night, Foreign Secretary vikram Misri said that Pakistanis will not be allowed to travel to india under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES). He also said that SVES visas issued to Pakistanis in the past are also being canceled. He said that Pakistanis currently in india under SVES visas have been given 48 hours to leave India. The security, army, navy, and air force advisors in the Pakistani embassy should leave immediately. They have a week to leave india, the Foreign Secretary said. vikram Misri said that india will withdraw its defense, naval, and air advisors from the indian embassy in Islamabad and that these posts at the embassy will be abolished.Five officials working in the embassies in pakistan will be withdrawn. The number of indian officials in Pakistani embassies will be reduced from 55 to 30 by May 1, Foreign Secretary vikram Misri said. Meanwhile, it has been reported that pakistan is planning to conduct a missile test off the Karachi coast. india is said to be closely monitoring this move by Pakistan. Earlier, following a meeting of the cabinet Committee on Security chaired by the Prime Minister, all forces were ordered to be on high alert.
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