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India slaps Pakistan with five stringent measures after terror attack

By IndianMandarins- 24 Apr 2025
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New Delhi (24.04.2025): The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken some tough measures against Pakistan after the dastardly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The attack claimed 26 lives including one foreign national.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced those measures taken by the CCS: He said, "In the briefing to the CCS, the cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out. It was noted that this attack came in the wake of the successful holding of elections in the Union Territory and its steady progress towards economic growth and development."
In view of the seriousness of this terrorist attack, the CCS decided upon the following measures:
  • 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.
  • The Integrated Check Post Attari-Wagah border will be closed with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before 01 May 2025.
  • Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) visas. Any SVES visas issued in the past to Pakistani nationals are deemed cancelled. Any Pakistani national currently in India under SVES visa has 48 hours to leave India.
  • The defence or military officials - Naval and air advisers in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi are declared Persona Non Grata. They have a week to leave India. India will be withdrawing its own defence - navy, air advisers from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. These posts in the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled with immediate effect. Five support staff of the service advisers will also be withdrawn from both High Commissions immediately.
  • The overall strength of the High Commissions will be brought down to 30 from the present 55 through further reductions, to be effected by 01 May 2025.

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