Key points
- India has blocked Pakistan government’s X account
- India also summoned Pakistani charge d’affaires in New Delhi
- Pakistan expresses concerns at loss of tourists’ lives in incident in IIOJK: FO
ISLAMABAD: Police have removed barricades which were placed near the Pakistani High Commission in Delhi, according to Indian media reports.
According to Dawn News, Indian media also reported that Indian government has blocked the Pakistani government’s X account in the country and also summoned the Pakistani charge d’affaires in New Delhi.
Radio Pakistan reported that India’s motive behind Pahalgam false flag operation stands exposed as it has unilaterally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty under the pretext of this operation.
It added that India resorted to water aggression after accusing Pakistan of the Pahalgam incident without any evidence or research.
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Radio Pakistan reported that India cannot terminate this treaty unilaterally as this is a blatant violation of Article 12(4) of the Treaty which provides that the agreement cannot be terminated unless both countries agree in writing.
Even apart from the Indus Waters Treaty, an upper riparian country as India in this case, cannot stop water to a lower riparian country like Pakistan, it added. According to Radio Pakistan that by suspending this international agreement with World Bank as its guarantor, India is also making other agreements, doubtful. It further said that India, through such actions is trying to divert attention from its internal situation which is out of control and volatile.
Earlier, Pakistan has expressed concerns at the loss of tourists’ lives in an incident in Anantnag district of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Responding to the queries of media persons, Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said, “We extend our condolences to the near ones of the deceased and wish the injured a speedy recovery, according to Radio Pakistan.
