India Suspends Indus Waters Treaty, Attari Border closed, CCS Key Decisions taken by Cabinet committee on Security (CCS)
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security or CCS – the country’s highest-decision making body on national security has taken some strict and punishing measures against Pakistan which includes suspension of Indus water treaty, in the wake of the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives.
The committee met this evening under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister Modi. In the briefing to the CCS, the cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out. It was noted that this attack came in the wake of the successful holding of elections in the Union Territory and its steady progress towards economic growth and development.
Here are the 5 major announcements that CCS decided upon :
.The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.
.The Integrated Check Post Attari will be closed with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before 01 May 2025.
.Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) visas. Any SVES visas issued in the past to Pakistani nationals are deemed cancelled. Any Pakistani national currently in India under SVES visa has 48 hours to leave India.
.The Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi are declared Persona Non Grata. They have a week to leave India. India will be withdrawing its own Defence/Navy/Air Advisors from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. These posts in the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled. Five support staff of the Service Advisors will also be withdrawn from both High Commissions.
.The overall strength of the High Commissions will be brought down to 30 from the present 55 through further reductions, to be effected by 01 May 2025.