
India's retaliatory action has started after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan's top diplomat Saad Ahmed Warraich has been summoned in Delhi late on Wednesday night. Also, a persona non grata note was sent to Pakistan's military diplomats. Please note that persona non grata means refusing a diplomat or foreign person entry or stay in a particular country. India has handed over this note to Pakistan's military diplomats, after which they will have to leave India within a week.
Meanwhile, the bodies of those killed in the attack have started reaching their homes. There is a sad atmosphere in every family and there is anger in the country.
Pakistan's hookah-paani stopped!
Earlier, five major decisions were taken in an important meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday evening. The decision started with diplomatic action. The biggest decision is that the Indus River Water Treaty has been suspended with immediate effect. Pakistanis will not get visas. Also, unwanted military officers in the Pakistani High Commission in India will now have to leave India immediately.
Due to these decisions of India, Pakistan will not only crave for every drop of water but Pakistanis will no longer be allowed to enter India. These decisions of the Modi government will cause economic and political damage as well as diplomatic damage to Pakistan. In a way, India has stopped its hookah-paani.
These big decisions were taken in the CCS meeting-
- The Indus Water Treaty of 1960 has been suspended. India has said that until Pakistan stops supporting cross-border terrorism, it will not be given water from the Indus River. This means that a large area of Pakistan may now face severe water shortage.
- The Attari check post has been closed with immediate effect, which means that now the entry of Pakistanis into India by road will be stopped. Those who have valid documents can go back to Pakistan through this route before May 1.
- The exemption for Pakistani citizens to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) has been discontinued. All visas issued to Pakistani citizens have been cancelled and they have been asked to leave India within 48 hours.
- Military advisers at the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi have been asked to leave India within a week. Also, the number of staff at the High Commission has been reduced from 55 to 30.
- Apart from this, India will also call back military officers from its High Commission in Islamabad, which means that now there will be only nominal diplomatic relations with Pakistan.
Pakistani PM scared after India's action
After the Pahalgam attack, India has taken strict measures against Pakistan, due to which the Pakistani government is scared. After India's action, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the National Security Committee today. In this meeting, the impact of India's decisions on Pakistan and a strategy for retaliation will be made. The chiefs of the three wings of the army and key cabinet ministers will attend the meeting.
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