India, April 27 -- Acting on directives from the Union Home Ministry, Maharashtra Police has launched a large-scale drive to identify Pakistani nationals living across the state on various types of visas. According to the state home department, there are currently 5,023 Pakistani nationals residing in different cities of Maharashtra.

As per the data, Nagpur has the highest number with 2,458 Pakistani nationals, followed by Thane (1,106), Jalgaon (393), Pimpri Chinchwad (290), and Navi Mumbai (239).

On Saturday, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home, Yogesh Ramdas Kadam, who was in Pune on an official visit, told Hindustan Times that about 5,000 Pakistani nationals are living in the state.

Among them, approximately 1,000 individuals ho...