India, April 25 -- Of 250 Pakistani nationals identified in Uttarakhand, 247 are long-term visa holders who are exempted from the visa revocation announced by the Union government, Uttarakhand director general of police Deepam Seth said on Friday.

India on Thursday announced revoking all visas issued to Pakistani nationals from April 27 and advised Indian nationals residing in Pakistan to return home at the earliest, as tensions between the two countries escalated over the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, on Tuesday.

"We have identified 250 Pakistani nationals living in the state. Of these, 247 have long-term visas and can stay back till the expiry of their visas. Three have short-term visas. Two have alrea...