(Reported By Vimal Kaushik)
In an unusual incident, an employee posted at the Pakistan High Commission was spotted going inside the embassy with a cake. Media tried to talk to him, but he did not say anything about the occasion on which he was taking the cake inside. From the visuals, it appeared that the Cake has been ordered from ‘Defence Bakery since 1962″ shop in Delhi. This incident comes after Indian government on Wednesday declared Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi as Persona Non Grata. A formal Persona Non Grata note was served to Pakistan’s top diplomat in Delhi, Saad Ahmad Warraich, for its military diplomats. Earlier in the day, Police removed barricades which were placed near the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi.
Meanwhile, Government of Pakistan’s account on ‘X’ has been withheld in India.
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A high-level Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting was held to review the overall security situation, with focus on Pahalgam terror attack on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the CCS meeting, which lasted over two hours. The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and others.
Measures Taken By CCS
Following the CCS meeting, the Ministry of External Affairs briefed about the measures taken by the CCS acknowledging the seriousness of the terrorist attack.
(i) The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.
(ii) The Integrated Check Post Attari will be closed with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before 01 May 2025.
(iii) Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) visas. Any SVES visas issued in the past to Pakistani nationals are deemed cancelled. Any Pakistani national currently in India under SVES visa has 48 hours to leave India.
(iv) T he Defence/Military, Naval and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi are declared Persona Non Grata. They have a week to leave India. India will be withdrawing its own Defence/Navy/Air Advisors from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. These posts in the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled. Five support staff of the Service Advisors will also be withdrawn from both High Commissions.
(v) The overall strength of the High Commissions will be brought down to 30 from the present 55 through further reductions, to be effected by 01 May 2025.
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