India, Pakistan tensions escalate after tourist attack: What we know so far
Global News
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pledged to locate and punish the perpetrators of the attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their respective citizens to each other’s countries on Thursday, and Islamabad retaliated after New Delhi suspended a water-sharing treaty, the Indus Waters Treaty, between the two nations.
The downgrade in diplomacy between the two nations comes after a tourist attack in India, for which officials have blamed Pakistani militants.
On Tuesday, a gunman opened fire in the heavily disputed region of Kashmir, killing 26 people, most of whom were tourists, making it the deadliest attack on civilians in the area in recent times.
No group has formally taken responsibility for the attack.
In response, India said it would revoke all visas issued to Pakistani nationals as of Sunday and ordered Pakistanis currently in the country to leave before then.
It also announced that it was cutting diplomatic staff, closing the only usable land border crossing between India and Pakistan and suspending a key water-sharing treaty.
In retaliation, Pakistan shut down its airspace for all Indian-owned or Indian-operated airlines and suspended all trade with India, including to and from any third-party country.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pledged Wednesday to “not only trace those who perpetrated the attack but also trace those who conspired to commit this nefarious act on our soil,” and hinted at the possibility of military strikes, according to The Associated Press.
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