Activists and supporters of Bharatiya Janata organization (BJP) shout anti-Pakistani and anti-war slogans during protest against killing tourists on 23 April 2025 in Srinagar, India.© Yawar Nazir/Getty Images
India lowered diplomatic relations with Pakistan and announced respective another retaliatory measures in consequence to a cross-border attack by militants in India's territory in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, on which 26 civilians were killed.
The gathering of the Cabinet safety Committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday decided on 5 retaliatory measures.These include the announcement of defence advisers to the advanced Commission of Pakistan persona non grata and the simplification of Islamabad's diplomatic mission in India from 55 to 30 people.
India will retreat their military advisers from their advanced Commission in the capital of Pakistan.The answer besides includes the cancellation of visas for Pakistani nationals under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme, which entitles certain categories of dignitaries to a peculiar travel document, thereby exempting them from the work to have visas in the region.
SAARC, or South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation, includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.During the media briefing after the meeting, Minister of abroad Affairs Vikram Misri said that defense, military, naval and aviation advisers in the advanced Commission of Pakistan have a week to leave India.
Pakistan citizens presently residing in India under SVES have 48 hours to leave the country.India besides closed the Attari integrated checkpoint, commonly known as the Wagah-Attari border between the 2 nations, with immediate effect.
‘Those who crossed the border with valid confirmations may return this way before 1 May 2025.’, added Misri, effectively giving a narrow window of time to return to current travelers.New Delhi besides announced an immediate halt to the 1960 Indus Water Treaty. The Treaty laid down the rights and obligations of both South Asian neighbours to usage the waters of the Indus River system.
"The 1960 Indus Water Treaty will be suspended with immediate effect until Pakistan has crediblely and irrevocably renounced its support for cross-border terrorism" said Misri.At least 26 people, including 2 abroad tourists, were killed by a group of terrorists in 1 of the most deadly attacks on civilians in Kashmir in a decade.
Terrorists opened fire on tourists who visited the celebrated hot spot, Baisaran meadows, in the advanced run of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon.
More than 20 people were besides injured, any with severe injuries.
The opposition Front, a militant group associated with the banned Pakistani organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, reportedly took work for the last attack.New Delhi has long accused Pakistan of supporting cross-border terrorism – this claim has been denied by Islamabad.
The Ministry of abroad Affairs of Pakistan expressed on Wednesday "Concern’ loss of life, expressing condolences to the victims and wishing ‘raa fast recovery".
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened a gathering of the National safety Committee to measure the situation.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/india/616168-india-announces-retalization-against-Pakistan/
