Pakistan security diplomat ordered to leave India, Attari border closed
The day after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India has ordered the diplomats of the Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi to leave the country within 7 days, declaring them as persona non-granta.
It has also decided to recall its defense, navy and air force advisers in the Indian Embassy in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
The Security Affairs Committee meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday decided to suspend the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. The Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan in 1960 is seen as a successful international treaty. Even if there were repeated wars between the two countries, the treaty was not affected.
The visa exemption scheme that Pakistani citizens are getting as a member of the SAARC nation has also been stopped. The Ministry of External Affairs of India held a press conference on Wednesday night and announced 5 decisions taken by the government.
Foreign Secretary Bikram Misri said in a press conference that Pakistani citizens will not be allowed to come to India under the SAARC visa exemption. Under that facility, Pakistani citizens in India have been asked to leave India within 48 hours.
Similarly, the government of India has also decided to close the Atari integrated check post. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and security advisor Ajit Doval along with top security officials participated in the committee meeting.
