Pakistan-Indus pact halted

• Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced the decision at a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting.

• The decision was made due to the “cross-border linkages” of the Pahalgam terror attack.

• The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance until Pakistan abjects its support for crossborder terrorism.

• The Integrated Check Post in Attari will be closed with immediate effect.

• Pakistan nationals holding Indian visas will have to return by May 1.

• Pakistani nationals under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) will not be allowed to travel to India.

• Military advisers in the Pakistani High Commission will be declared persona non grata.

• The strength of the Indian mission in Islamabad and the Pakistani mission in New Delhi will be reduced to 30 from 55 by May 2025.