Kochi: Pakistan on Thursday announced that it was planning to put all bilateral agreements with India, including the historic Simla Agreement, in abeyance, media reports said.
Responding to the harsh steps taken by India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror strike, Pakistan stated it “shall exercise the right to hold all bilateral agreements with India, including but not limited to the Simla Agreement, in abeyance.”
India had, among others, suspended the Indus Waters Treaty and reduced diplomatic ties.
It also rejected India’s decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty saying that it’s the lifeline for 240 million Pakistanis.
The Simla Agreement signed following the 1971 war, established the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir to delineate the region’s division between the two nations. The decision was taken at the National Security Committee (NSC) of Pakistan. The committee condoled the victims of the Pahalgam terror incident and firmly dscribed India’s retaliatory actions as “unilateral, unjust, politically motivated, highly irresponsible, and lacking in legal justification.
Suspension of all SAARC visa exemptions for Indians, declaration of India’s military attachés as persona non grata, indefinite closure of the Wagah-Attari border for trade.
The April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam had claimed 26 lives.
India and Pakistan have fought four wars all of which went in favour of India.

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