Dehradun, April 26 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday directed the senior officials to identify the Pakistani citizens residing in the state and start the process of sending them back with immediate effect.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister gave this direction during a meeting at his official residence.

This comes after terrorists attacked tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 22, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen while leaving several others injured.

The Chief Minister said that strict action should be taken against the people taking advantage of government schemes on the basis of forged documents by expediting their identification. He also directed the officials to expedite the verifica...