Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) for Thursday morning, following the suspension of India from the Indus Water Treaty and a series of climbing measures targeting Pakistan.
This decision comes in the wake of a deadly attack in the Jammu and the cashmere (iiojk), illegally occupied, who killed 26 tourists and injured 17 others.
The end-of-evening announcement of the NSC meeting was confirmed by the Deputy Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar in a position on X. The NSC, the highest forum of Pakistan for national security and foreign policy, includes the Prime Minister, the main members of the cabinet, the military and the heads of intelligence.
India’s Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, was addressed to the media earlier in New Delhi, describing five major measures in what he called a “decisive response to cross -border terrorism”. Among them, the immediate suspension of the Industry Water Treaty was the most important.
“The 1960s of the Industry Water Treaty will be kept in suspense with immediate effect, until Pakistan abjure in a credible and irrevocably support for cross -border terrorism,” said Misri, directly connecting Pakistan to attack Pahalgam, although no evidence was presented publicly.
Misri also confirmed that the border crossing of Atri-Wagah had been closed with immediate effect, while the Pakistani nationals currently in India with valid documents were invited to return before May 1.
In addition, India has prohibited Pakistani nationals from entering India as part of the Saarc visa exemption program; said the Pakistan military advisers to New Delhi Persona Non Grata, ordering them to leave in a week; And, reduced the strength of diplomatic staff from Pakistan to New Delhi from 55 to 30, while simultaneously withdrawing his own Islamabad defense staff.
In response, Pakistan’s Foreign Office expressed concern about the loss of lives in Pahalgam attacks and has exercised condolences to the families of the victims. However, the authorities failed to approach the accusations of New Delhi.
