Overview

• India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, revoked Pakistani visas, closed the Attari-Wagah border, and expelled Pakistani diplomats in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
• The Resistance Front, a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack, with Kashmir police naming three suspects, including two Pakistani nationals.
• Pakistan has responded by closing its airspace to Indian airlines, suspending trade, and threatening to hold the Simla Agreement and other bilateral treaties in abeyance.
• The United Nations has called for maximum restraint, urging both nations to resolve issues peacefully and avoid further escalation.
• India continues an intensified manhunt for the suspects, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to bring perpetrators and their backers to justice.