India Suspend Indus Water Treaty with immediate effect, No water for Pakistan
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New Delhi: India on Wednesday suspended the Indus Water Treaty and closed the Integrated Check Post at Attari besides cutting down its diplomatic engagement with Pakistan in a response to its neighbour after the Pahalgam terror attack. It announced the move to lower the strength of the high commission staff in Delhi and Islamabad to 30 as against the present 55.
In a special briefing to unveil the decisions taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of the terror attack, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the CCS had reviewed the overall security situation and directed all forces to maintain high vigil.
“The CCS resolved that perpetrators of the attack will be brought to justice and its sponsors held to account,” Misri said.
Among immediate measures India has taken in response to the attack by Pakistan-trained terrorists is immediate suspension of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. “The Treaty will be held in abeyance until Pakistan credibly abjures support for cross-border terrorism,” Misri said.
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He announced that the Integrated Check Post at Attari will be closed with immediate effect. “Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return though that route before May 1,” the Foreign Secretary announced.
Pakistan nationals will not be permitted to travel to India on SAARC visa exemption scheme and all such visas to Pakistan nationals will be deemed cancelled. “Those in India on this visa category have 48 hours to leave India,” said Misri.
He said the CCS had decided to declare defence, naval, military and air advisers in the Pakistan High Commission persona non grata and they have a week to leave India.
“India will also withdraw these advisers from the High Commission in Islamabad. These posts are deemed annulled. Support staff of these advisers also will be withdrawn from the high commissions. The overall strength of the high commissions will be brought down to 30 from 55 effective May 1,” he said.
1.𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲: The landmark 1960 agreement between India and Pakistan has been placed in abeyance
India Suspend 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲 with immediate effect, No water for Pakistan
. India stated it would remain suspended until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably” renounces support for cross-border terrorism.
2. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭: Effective immediately, the check post will be closed. Only those with valid endorsements who crossed before May 1, 2025, will be considered exceptions.
3. 𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: Travel under the SAARC Visa Exemption (SVE) scheme has been revoked for all Pakistani citizens. Existing visas are cancelled, and those currently in India under this arrangement must leave within 48 hours.
4. 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: All defence, naval, military, and air advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi have been declared persona non grata and given one week to depart. India will reciprocally withdraw its military attaches from Islamabad, effectively annulling these diplomatic roles.
5. 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Both nations’ diplomatic missions will reduce staff strength from 55 to 30 by May 1.
