Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 08:22am on 24 Apr 2025,Thursday India Global
India has summoned Pakistan's top diplomat and convened an all-party meeting following a deadly attack in Kashmir that killed 26 tourists—the worst civilian assault in nearly two decades. In response, India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, closed the only land border crossing with Pakistan, and ordered the expulsion of Pakistani defense advisers. Pakistan's Power Minister Awais Lekhari condemned the treaty suspension as "water warfare." Diplomatic ties have further deteriorated since India's 2019 revocation of Kashmir's special status. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif have called high-level meetings to address the escalating crisis, as public protests erupt in India. (PC: Reuters)