In a significant development, India on Wednesday announced unilateral suspension of more than 60 years old Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following attack in Indian occupied Kashmir on April 22 which killed 26 tourists.
On April 23, Modi-led government officially responded to the Kashmir attack by putting all the blame on Pakistan and announcing five actions against Pakistan.
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia and chaired a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).
The CCS undertook a long meeting and following decisions have been made against Pakistan:
- Suspension of Indus Waters Treaty, 1960
- Immediate closure of Integrated Check Post Attari and Wagah border.
- Pakistani nationals banned for travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) visas. All Pakistanis in India under SVES visa given 48 hours to leave India.
- The Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi have been declared Persona Non Grata.
- Reduction in overall strength of the High Commissions from the present 55 to 30 people, effective from 1 May, 2025.
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that National Security Committee (NSC) has been summoned on Thursday to decide on the response against Indian unilateral actions.
“A session of the National Security Committee will be held under the chair of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,” said Asif in a statement, adding that decisions will be taken to give “an appropriate response to the Indian steps”.
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