Pakistan puts Simla Agreement on hold, closes airspace for Indian flights, talks tough on Indus Treaty
Pakistan puts Simla Agreement on hold, closes airspace for Indian flights, talks tough on Indus Treaty
ISLAMABAD: (Apr 24) Pakistan on Thursday put Simla Agreement and other bilateral accords with India on hold, suspended all trade, closed its airspace for Indian airlines and said any attempt to divert the water meant for it under the Indus Water Treaty will be considered an Act of War.
Islamabad also closed the Wagah border post, cancelled visas given to Indians under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) and asked military advisers at the Indian High Commission to leave –- mirroring steps taken the previous evening by India over the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Pakistani announcements followed a meeting here of its National Security Committee chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in response to the Indian decision on Wednesday to suspend the Indus Water Treaty and downgrade diplomatic ties with Islamabad.
