Rush Hour: India revokes visas to Pakistanis, Islamabad halts trade with New Delhi and more

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The visas of Pakistani citizens in India stand revoked from April 27. They must leave the country before then, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday following the Pahalgam terror attack. Medical visas issued to Pakistanis will be valid only till April 29.

The ministry also “strongly advised” Indians to avoid travelling to Pakistan. “Those Indian nationals currently in Pakistan are also advised to return to India at the earliest,” it said.

On Wednesday, India announced that it was suspending the 1960 Indus Water Treaty until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably” stops its support for cross-border terrorism. New Delhi also declared the Pakistani defence, military, naval and air advisers in New Delhi persona non grata, or deemed unwelcome by the host country. Read on.

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Pakistan announced sweeping retaliatory measures against India, describing the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty as an “act of war”. Following a National Security Committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian aircraft, suspended all trade and transit with India, and shut the Wagah border post.

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