Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. Integrated checkpost Attari will be closed. Pakistani nationals are barred from SAARC visa exemptions. Defence advisors in the Pakistani high commission are declared persona non grata. India will withdraw its advisors from Islamabad. The government has directed forces to maintain high vigil.
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