Agartala, April 27 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday revealed that the state administration has so far identified 200 Bangladeshi nationals and some other foreign nationals in Tripura, but it has not confirmed the presence of any Pakistani nationals on Tripura's soil yet.

He was speaking to media persons following a job offer distribution event for new recruits in various departments.

A total of 459 new recruits received government job offer letters during the event.

The Chief Minister stated that the directive came after a conversation with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who stressed the importance of such verification drives.

"So far, the preliminary report shows no Pakistani citizen is residing in Tripura. However, we ...