'our Army Is Ready For It…': Pakistan Threatens As India Suspends Visas, Treaty After Pahalgam Terror Attack

Days aft nan sadistic panic onslaught successful Pahalgam that near 26 visitors dead, Pakistan connected Thursday issued cloaked threats successful consequence to India’s sweeping negotiated and information actions. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar warned of a “fitting and contiguous response” to immoderate “misadventure,” conscionable hours aft India revoked visas, unopen cardinal borders, and suspended nan Indus Water Treaty.

In a property conference, Dar said, “If location is immoderate situation to Pakistan successful immoderate context, past our service is fresh for it. And nary 1 should stay nether this misconception — a fitting and contiguous consequence will beryllium given.”

He added, “Whatever actions they person taken, we person responded to each and each 1 of them. We person instantly closed our airspace for Indian-owned and Indian-operated airlines. If anyone tries immoderate misadventure... nan result they faced past — what they will look adjacent will beryllium moreover worse.”

Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, took it further, stating, “If moreover 1 of our citizens has been martyred successful an Indian attack, we will make them salary done their noses.”

The remarks travel aft India’s beardown retaliation to nan April 22 panic strike. In a statement, nan Ministry of External Affairs said, “In continuation of nan decisions made by nan Cabinet Committee connected Security (CCS) successful nan aftermath of nan Pahalgam panic attack, nan Government of India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals pinch contiguous effect.”

India suspends each visas

All existing Pakistani visas guidelines cancelled, pinch nationals ordered to time off by April 27. Medical visas stay valid until April 29. India has besides halted recreation nether nan SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme, unopen down nan Integrated Check Post astatine Attari, and suspended nan Indus Water Treaty, citing “cross-border linkages” successful nan attack.

India besides summoned Pakistan’s apical diplomat Saad Ahmad Warraich and declared its subject attachés persona non grata.

The attack, which occurred astatine 1:30 p.m. successful Baisaran Meadow adjacent Pahalgam, is nan astir deadly since nan revocation of Article 370 successful 2019. Despite dense security, terrorists breached patrols and checkpoints to target visitors successful nan scenic vale surrounded by conifer forests and snow-capped peaks.

Published on: Apr 25, 2025 3:15 PM IST