ISLAMABAD: Pakistani leadership decided to shut down the Wahga border crossing in response to the Indian government’s measures after the Pahalgam attack.
The National Security Committee also rejected Indian government’s decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty.
In its meeting held on Thursday afternoon, the National Security Committee, led by PM Shehbaz Sharif noted that India could not suspend the water treaty unilaterally.
The participants of the committee decided to challenge this Indian decision in the international court.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level National Security Committee (NSC) meeting at this time to assess the evolving situation following India’s recent steps in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Top military officials, federal ministers and other members of the National Security Council attended the crucial meeting.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed that the NSC was preparing a comprehensive response to India’s measures.
Sources indicate that the meeting, attended by top civilian and military leadership, focused on evaluating the internal and external security environment while closely examining New Delhi’s swift and controversial decisions.
Criticizing India’s actions as “inappropriate and lacking seriousness,” Dar pointed out that New Delhi has failed to present any evidence implicating Pakistan in the Pahalgam attack. He labeled India’s reaction as an unjustified outburst, accusing the Modi-led government of deflecting attention from its domestic challenges by blaming Pakistan.
