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New Delhi – A time aft 26 radical were killed and galore others injured successful an onslaught by suspected Pakistan-based militants successful Indian-controlled Kashmir, India announced it volition enactment a cardinal stream h2o sharing statement connected hold.
India's External Affairs Ministry said connected Wednesday nighttime that the Indus Water Treaty "will beryllium held successful abeyance with contiguous effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its enactment for cross-border terrorism." The suspension of the 1960 World Bank-brokered pact would mean India would halt the h2o proviso of Indus River and its tributaries – the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Satluj – to Pakistan, impacting millions of radical successful that country
The decisions were taken by India's Cabinet Committee connected Security, the country's apical defence determination making assemblage headed by the Prime Minister.
Tuesday's onslaught successful picturesque Pahalgam country of Indian-controlled Kashmir near 26 radical dormant – 25 of them tourists – and 17 others injured, erstwhile suspected militants opened occurrence connected them, according to Indian authorities successful the region. The bulk of the victims were Hindus.
An representation from video broadcast by India's ANI quality bureau shows information forces adjacent to the country of a deadly onslaught connected tourists by suspected militants successful Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025.
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The brazen onslaught – 1 of the worst successful Kashmir's past – astatine 1 of its astir fashionable tourer spots, dotted with meadows and surrounded by glaciers, has shocked India and been condemned by leaders astir the world.
Indian information forces dispersed retired crossed Kashmir a time aft the attack, arsenic police, service and paramilitary forces continued their manhunt for the perpetrators. Many businesses were closed Wednesday to protestation the brutal onslaught connected civilians, heeding a telephone from Kashmiri spiritual groups and governmental parties.
A lesser-known militant radical called The Resistance Front claimed work for the onslaught connected societal media. CBS News cannot independently verify the claim. India media outlets reported the radical was backed by Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
Pakistani nationals asked to leave, visas cancelled
In summation to the suspension of the h2o treaty, India besides ordered each Pakistani nationals presently successful the state to permission wrong 48 hours and gave a week to the Military Advisors successful the Pakistani High Commission successful New Delhi to exit India. India said it volition besides callback its ain subject advisors from Islamabad.
"These posts successful the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled," said an Indian External Affairs Ministry statement. The ministry said some the precocious commissions volition beryllium down-staffed from existent 55 to 30.
India has besides decided to adjacent the Integrated Check Post Attari, a cardinal roadworthy nexus betwixt the 2 countries.
"Those who person crossed implicit with valid endorsements whitethorn instrumentality done that way earlier 01 May 2025," the ministry said successful a statement.
The Kashmir conflict
Kashmir is claimed successful afloat by some India and Pakistan, but each federation has controlled its ain information of the mountainous portion for decades.
The scenic Himalayan portion has been deed regularly by militant unit since an equipped anti-Indian insurgency began successful 1989. The simmering struggle has claimed tens of thousands of lives implicit much than 3 decades.
An Indian paramilitary serviceman keeps ticker successful Pahalgam, southbound of Srinagar connected April 23, 2025, pursuing an attack.
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Tuesday's onslaught astatine the fashionable tourer quality spot came erstwhile tourism successful the Kashmir portion was picking up. The last large attack happened successful June 2024, erstwhile 9 radical were killed and 33 injured arsenic militants attacked a autobus carrying Hindu pilgrims.
Eight pilgrims were killed and 19 injured successful a akin onslaught successful the portion successful 2017, erstwhile militants attacked a autobus carrying them backmost from the celebrated Amarnath Cave Temple successful southbound Kashmir.
Widespread condemnation
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged his enactment for India aft the deadly attack.
"Deeply disturbing quality retired of Kashmir," Mr. Trump wrote on societal media. "The United States stands beardown with India against Terrorism."
The onslaught came arsenic U.S. Vice President JD Vance, on with his woman Usha and their children, paid a largely idiosyncratic visit to India. Vance met earlier successful the week with India's leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Usha Vance is simply a practicing Hindu whose parents are from India.
"I powerfully condemn the panic onslaught successful Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Condolences to those who person mislaid their loved ones. I commune that the injured retrieve astatine the earliest," Prime Minister Modi said in a societal media station connected Tuesday. "Those down this heinous enactment volition beryllium brought to justice... they volition not beryllium spared! Their evil docket volition ne'er succeed. Our resoluteness to combat coercion is unshakable and it volition get adjacent stronger."
Leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, France, Italy and the UAE person besides expressed condemnation.
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