Pahalgam terror attack: Indus water treaty suspended, Attari border closed - the 5 big CCS decisions taken by India

NEW DELHI: In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack , the central government on Wednesday suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan — one of five key decisions taken at the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Five key decisions taken at CSS meet

• 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 checkpost Attari will be closed with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before 1st May 2025.
• Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC visa Exemption scheme. Any SPES visas issued in the past to Pakistani nationals are deemed cancelled. Any Pakistani national currently in India under SPES 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 and Air advisors from the Indian high commission in Islamabad. These posts in the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled.

"The CCS reviewed the overall security situation and directed all forces to maintain high vigil. It resolved that perpetrators of this attack will be brought to justice and their sponsors held to account. As with the recent extradition of Tahawwur Rana, India will be unrelenting in the pursuit of those who have committed acts of terror or conspired to make them possible," said foreign secretary Vikram Misry.

Earlier, Defence minister Rajnath Singh had assured the nation of a "loud and clear" response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 28 people, mostly tourists.

Rajanth Singh said that the government would hunt down not only the perpetrators who carried out the ghastly attack, but also those behind the scenes.