Pahalgam Attack: India Ends Indus Treaty, Closes Attari-Wagah Border, Asks Pakistani Nationals To Leave After CSS Meeting Ends (VIDEO)

New Delhi: India has announced that it has taken major steps against Pakistan in view of Pahalgam terrorist attack. The announcement was made by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) during a press conference after the high-level Cabinet Committee on Security or CCS meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded on Wednesday. Here are the highlights from the press conference.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today said in the press conference, "Recognising the seriousness of this terrorist attack, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) decided upon the following measures:

1) The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.

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2) The integrated check-post Attari will be closed with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before 1st May 2025.

3) Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC visa Exemption scheme. Any SPES visas issued in the past to Pakistani nationals are deemed cancelled. Any Pakistani national currently in India under SPES visa has 48 hours to leave India.

4) The Defence, Military, Naval, and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi are declared persona non grata. They have a week to leave India.

5) India will be withdrawing its own Defence, Navy and Air advisors from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. These posts in the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled."

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved tough and decisive actions against Pakistan. CCS is the top authority in India for decisions related to national security.

This comes in response to evidence of "cross-border connections" uncovered during the probe into the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The attack claimed lives of around 26 individuals, including a foreign national.

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