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    COVER STORY                                                               MAY 02, 2025     |  The Indian Eye                    5

            punished. Every effort will be made
            to ensure that justice is done. The                                                                         INDIA TO
            entire  nation  is  firm  in  this  resolve.
            Everyone who believes in humanity is                                                                   STOP WATER,
            on our side. I thank the people of var-
            ious countries and their leaders, who                                                                     PAK FEELS
            have  stood  with  us  in  these  times,”
            PM Modi said.
                Also, former Foreign Secretary                                                                         THE HEAT
            Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thurs-
            day condemned the terrorist attack in                                                                       akistan has started to feel
            Pahalgam and alleged that Pakistan                                                                          the  heat  after  India  an-
            has resorted to terrorism every time                                                                   Pnounced a slew of measures
            it feels that India is making progress.                                                                against Pakistan after the horrific
            “So, a response to this has to be very,                                                                Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan
            very strong, not just from India but                                                                   Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
            from the entire international com-                                                                     chaired a meeting of the Nation-
            munity,” said Shringla.            Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha   al Security Committee (NSC) on
                After participating in the all-par-
            ty meeting called by the government        meet the families of Pahalgam terror attack victims in Srinagar (ANI)  Thursday, where he announced a
                                                                                                                   list of face-saving countermeasures
            in the wake of Pahalgam terror at-                                                                     against India.
            tack, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  crore  Indians want  Asif Asim Mu-     According to a release from
            Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asadud-   leader Agnimitra Paul on Thursday  nir’s head”                       the Pakistan PM’s office, the Na-
            din Owaisi called for stringent action  urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi   With people across the country   tional Security Council said that
            against Pakistan and appreciated the  to plan a “surgical strike against Paki-  mourning the killing of their rela-  any attempt to stop or divert the
            suspension of the Indus Water Trea-  stan’s military, particularly targeting  tives,  friends  and neighbours in the   flow  of  water  belonging  to  Paki-
            ty. He lauded the decisions taken  Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir,” in  Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu   stan as per the Indus Waters Trea-
            by Cabinet Committee on Security  retaliation for the Pahalgam terrorist  and Kashmir, The Chairman of Is-  ty, and the usurpation of the rights
            on Wednesday. “It is very good that  attack.                        lamic Centre of India, Khalid Rash-  of lower riparian will be consid-
            the Indus Water Treaty has been sus-  Paul said, “Our government,  eed Farangi Mahli on Thursday con-  ered as an Act of War.
            pended but where will we keep the  our PM and our Defense Minister  demned the horrific attack and also    Pakistan also stated  that  it
            water?... We will support whatev-  have categorically said that we have  urged for people in Pakistan to raise   would exercise its right to hold all
            er decision the central government  zero tolerance on terrorism... We  their voices against it.        bilateral agreements with India,
            takes...This is not a political issue,”  are  there  to  give  a  befitting  reply.   “People of Pakistan should also   including  but  not  limited  to  the
            he said.                          Some diplomatic initiatives have  raise their voice against such terror-  Simla Agreement,  in abeyance.
                Union Minister Chirag Paswan  been taken. Some  sanctions  have  ism in their country so that their army
            condemned the recent terrorist at-  been implemented against Pakistan.  and government are forced to stop   Sharif’s government also decided
                                                                                                                   to close down the Wagah Border
            tack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kash-  But that will be a problem for the  such heinous acts,” Mahli said.  Post and close Pakistan’s airspace
            mir,  calling  it  a  “cowardly  act”  in-  citizens of Pakistan. We want PM   With all parties and civil society   for all Indian owned or Indian op-
            tended to spread fear. “This was such  Modi to make some plans for a sur-  speaking in one voice, the message   erated airlines.
            a cowardly act in which the terrorists  gical strike so that Pakistan’s mili-  is loud and clear: India is demanding   Earlier, India’s Foreign Sec-
            made a failed attempt to create an  tary, who are behind this, especially  strong action against Pakistan which   retary Vikram Misri said that, in
            atmosphere of terror in the country.  the Chief of Army Staff, Asim Mu-  harbors, trains and sends terrorists to   recognition of the seriousness of
            I assure you, on behalf of my govern-  nir, should be taught a lesson. 140  hurt and bleed India.      the terrorist attack, the Cabinet
            ment, that whoever is guilty in this,                                                                  Committee on Security (CCS)
            none of them will be spared... In this                                                                 had taken a series of measures
            hour of grief, I am with the families                                                                  against Pakistan. These included
            who lost their loved ones... I assure                                                                  five key decisions: The Indus Wa-
            on behalf of my government and the                                                                     ters Treaty of 1960 will be held in
            Prime Minister that a befitting reply                                                                  abeyance with immediate effect;
            will definitely be given to this act...,”                                                              The integrated checkpost Attari
            he said.                                                                                               will be closed with immediate ef-
                Congress MP Randeep Surjewa-
            la also condemned the recent terror-                                                                   fect; Pakistani nationals will not
                                                                                                                   be permitted to travel to India
            ist attack in Pahalgam on Thursday,                                                                    under the SAARC Visa Exemp-
            saying Pakistan-organized terror acts                                                                  tion  Scheme; Defense,  Military,
            need to be halted with unity without                                                                   Naval, and Air Advisors in the Pa-
            any political bias and that the culprits                                                               kistani High Commission in New
            should be severely punished. Speak-                                                                    Delhi are declared persona non
            ing to the media, Surjewala said,                                                                      grata. They have a week to leave
            “This incident deserves as much con-                                                                   India; and India will withdraw its
            demnation as possible... 26  families                                                                  Defense, Navy, and Air advisors
            lost their sons... Pakistan-organized                                                                  from the Indian High Commission
            terror acts need to be halted with uni-                                                                in Islamabad. These posts in the
            ty without any political bias... These   Kashmiri Pandits holding posters of Himanshi Narwal, sitting beside the lifeless body of her   respective High Commissions are
            terrorists must be severely punished   husband, Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, during a protest against the Pahalgam terror attack, at Lal   deemed annulled.
            so that we can pay condolences to all               Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday (ANI Photo)
            the lives lost.”

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