India refers to all Pakistani citizens of the country – Diepresse.com
As a result of the terrorist attack with 26 dead, India takes several measures against the hostile neighbor. An important contract for the use of the rivers is also suspended. For its part, Pakistan reacts with the designation of diplomats.
After the fatal attack on tourists in the Indian -controlled part of Kashmir, India ordered the designation of all Pakistani nationals until April 29. « All Pakistani nationals who are currently in India have to leave India before the visa has expired, » said the Foreign Ministry in Neu Delhi on Thursday.
After the attack on Tuesday with at least 26 dead, it was called in Neu Delhi, Pakistan supported « cross -border terrorism » in Kashmir. The Ministry advised Indian citizens in Pakistan to return as soon as possible.
Pakistan canceled Indian visas and blocks airspace
In his part, Pakistan showed Indian diplomats and announced further punitive measures against new Delhi. The government in Islamabad declared several Indian diplomats to undesirable people on Thursday, who would have to leave the country « immediately », as the Pakistani head of government Shehbaz Sharif announced. In addition, all visas for Indian citizens are to be canceled with the exception of Sikh pilgrims, the border should be closed and trading is to be exposed. In addition, Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian airlines and rejected New Delhi’s suspension of an agreement on the shared use of water as retaliation for the attack.
« /> A children’s shoe at the site of the attack in Kashmir. Most victims were Indian holiday guests. Reuters / Adnan Abidi
Pakistan will find it difficult to terminate the water contract
Previously, further measures against Pakistan had been decided at the night at a special meeting of the Security Cabinet of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: An important contract with the neighbor about the use of the rivers in the Himalayan region is exposed to an indefinite period. The Indus water contract will be overridden for so long, « until Pakistan is credible and irrevocable to support the support of cross-border terrorism, » said Misri. The government in Islamabad had previously rejected any participation in the attack.
That in 1960 with the mediation of the World bank negotiated contract regulates the water use of the indus and its tributaries. The Indus is the most important river in Pakistan. Coming from the Chinese region of Tibet, the Indus flows through Ladakh, which was officially part of the Indian part of Kashmir until 2019. India saw the suspension of the water contract as a step that could be particularly sensitive to the neighboring country.
In addition, the military advisors in the Pakistani foreign representation in Neu-Delhi were declared unwanted people. You should leave the country. The scope of the Indian legation in Islamabad is also to be reduced from 55 to 30 people. Furthermore, the most important border control post on the Indian side with immediate effect is to be closed. Pakistani citizens are no longer allowed to enter India without a visa.
Terror connections to Pakistan
In the attack on a mountain meadow in a popular holiday area near the city of Pahalgam in the Union territory Jammu and Kashmir, 26 people were killed on Tuesday, at least 17 more injured. Most of them were Indian holiday guests. Indian media reported that an Islamist terrorist group with possible connections to Pakistan had claimed the attack.
« /> A widow mourns the loss of her killed husband. Reuters / anushree fadnavis
Kashmir has been the focus of a conflict between the two countries for decades, each of which controls part of the region. Both claim the whole area for themselves. The two nuclear powers already waged two wars about the rule over the Himalaya valley. Ribble groups fight in the Indian part of Kashmir, which is mainly Muslim, for independence from the mostly Hindu India – or for a merger with Pakistan.
Protests in Jammu
In the city of Jammu there were anti -Pacistan protests on Wednesday. The participants demanded that terrorists to be driven out of the region by force, as Indian media reported.
