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In the wake of the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam that left 26 tourists dead, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which met in the capital today (April 23), announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty — a key water-sharing agreement brokered in 1960 — until Pakistan acts decisively against cross-border terrorism.

The CCS also announced the shutting down of the Attari border for all movement. Additionally, Pakistani nationals will no longer be allowed to travel to India. All existing visas issued under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) stand cancelled, and Pakistani citizens currently in India have been asked to leave within 48 hours.

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