India blocks water from Baglihar dam, bans Pakistani ships after Pahalgam terror attack

India has imposed a second set of measures against Pakistan, including curbing the flow of water through the Baglihar dam and banning the docking of ships owned by the country, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.

This came after Pakistan on Saturday tested its surface-to-surface ballistic missile, known as the Abdali Weapon System, with a 450-km range as part of its military drill “Exercise Indus”.

Twenty-six persons were killed and 17 were injured in the attack near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.

The attack took place in the Baisaran area near the town of Pahalgam in Anantnag district. Militants fired at tourists, most of whom were from outside the state. The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, the police said. All but three of those who died were Hindu.

Following the terror attack, India and Pakistan have taken a series of diplomatic measures against each other.

Baglihar dam

An unidentified official told The Indian Express that the gates of the sluice spillways on the Baglihar dam over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district have been lowered to restrict water flow to Pakistan’s Punjab as a “short-term punitive action”.

“By doing this, even if the choke is for a short while, we...

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