The government has suspended the visa service until further notice, Indian media reported.


Mumbai: India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens following the tension created by the murder of Khalistan Movement leader Hardeep Singh.
According to Indian media, the central government has suspended its visa service for Canadian citizens in Canada following the growing tension between the two countries.
The government has suspended the visa service until further notice, Indian media reported.
It is also reported by the foreign media that Visa Application Center BLS International, which oversees online visa applications in India, announced on its website that Indian missions have been informed that the government has suspended the visa service due to operational reasons.
The notice further stated that visa suspension decision has been implemented from September 21, 2023, which will remain in effect until further notice.
It is pertinent to note that India has taken this decision after the Canadian government accused India for the murder of Khalistan Movement leader Hardeep Singh. The Canadian government said that it has irrefutable evidence that India is involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh.
The diplomatic tension between India and Canada is continuously increasing over this issue and the ambassadors of both the countries have also been expelled.

World Athletics Championships: Arshad Nadeem out of medal race
- 3 hours ago

Tremors jolt Punjab as two earthquakes hit within days
- 2 hours ago
Car bomb blast kills one, injures several in Balochistan’s Kech
- 2 hours ago

Old pension system restored for new hires in Sindh
- 3 hours ago

Meta launches its first AI smart glasses equipped with display
- 4 hours ago

Prominent Kashmiri freedom fighter Abdul Ghani Bhatt passes away at 89
- 5 hours ago

Girls outperform boys in Rawalpindi intermediate exams
- an hour ago

Chairman PTA reinstated
- 5 hours ago
Pakistan’s BRICS membership likely by 2026: diplomatic sources
- 5 hours ago

Four kids die after consuming poisoned food in Gujranwala
- 4 hours ago

Gold prices remain stable, silver continues upward trend
- 2 hours ago

No justice for my wife and me: PTI founder writes to CJP
- 3 hours ago