New Delhi: The terror attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, reverberated across India— the entire country was shocked and grieving. The tragedy has led to furious reactions in India, although only its aftermath was still being dealt with by Pakistan. P
akistan condemned the attack through official channels, but more so with controversial remarks from its Foreign Minister-cum-Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who called them “freedom fighters”. India’s Actions Against Pakistan After the terror attack, India clamped down on Pakistan with a number of stringent actions. Chief among them was India’s decision to suspend the 1960 Indus Water Treaty due to Pakistan’s ongoing indulgence of terrorism. In addition, India said it would cancel all visas for Pakistani nationals and shut down Attari border.
These actions were in direct retaliation to Pakistan’s inaction against terror groups residing within its turf. Reacting to this, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar forcefully said that its 240 million citizens depend on the Indus River for water, and blocking it would constitute an act of war.
Pakistan’s National Security Committee (NSC) also said that India’s actions were an act of aggression, equivalent to a state of war. Pakistan denies terror links, worldwide pressure Responsibility for the Pahalgam attack was claimed by TRF — a proxy of proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba believed popularly to be nurtured by Pakistan’s ISI. Still, Pakistan continues denying any direct involvement and dissociating itself from the terrorists.
This hypocrisy has been further compounded by Pakistan’s top brass, who referred to the attackers as “freedom fighters”, thus downplaying global counter-terrorism efforts. Pakistan’s Menace Against India.