India and Pakistan cancels visas to citizens of the second country
Pakistan will also close the border with India.
Islamabad. Pakistan said on Thursday that it will close the borders with India and the air space for airlines owned or operated by India, and also suspends the trade.
At the same time, Islamabad announced that it will expel Indian diplomats and suspend the validity of all visas for Indian citizens.
India previously said that all Pakistan citizens must leave the country by April 29. It also suspends visa services for Pakistani citizens with immediate effect.
This is reported by AFP.
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India has accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism
Pakistan announced these steps after an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council after India accused her neighbor of supporting « cross -border terrorism » and deterioration of mutual relations after the Kashmir attack.
« Pakistan declares Indian military, naval and air advisors working in Islamabad for unwanted persons. They were ordered to immediately leave Pakistan, » said the office of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbase Sharif after the meeting.
All visas issued by Indian citizens will also be canceled, with the exception of visas for Sikh pilgrims. Pakistan will also close the borders and airspace for Indian airlines or flights operated by Indian companies and also cancels business relations.
« All trade in India, including trade to and from any third country through Pakistan, is immediately suspended, » the statement continued.
At the same time, the government warned that any attempt to stop India’s water supply from the Indus River would be considered a « war act » and Pakistan would respond to it « full power in the whole spectrum of national power ».
Pakistan responded to India’s steps
Thursday’s extraordinary meeting of the Pakistani National Security Committee took place in response to several diplomatic steps that India has taken Pakistan in recent days.
These include the suspension of the water exchange contract, the closure of the main ground border crossing with Pakistan and the reduction of the level of diplomatic relations.
Even before the announcement of Pakistan, the Delhi Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that after an attack in Kashmir, the government decided to suspend the visa services for Pakistani citizens with immediate effect.
« All Pakistani citizens currently located in India must leave the country before their visa expires, in accordance with the new regulation, » it added.
The Indian Ministry of Diplomacy also recommended its citizens not to travel to Pakistan.
In Tuesday’s attack by gunmen on a group of tourists in the sought -after Phalgam area in India’s controlled part of the disputed region Kashmir At least 26 people died and another 17 suffered injuries.
India refers to militants in Kashmir as terrorists supported by Pakistan. Islamabad denies this accusation and many Kashmirians consider them part of the domestic resistance.
