"Those in power taking required action": Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Pahalgam attack

New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): After India announced a series of measures against Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said that the government is taking the required action.
Speaking to ANI, Aiyar said, "It is very early days yet for an outsider like me to comment on what the Government of India is doing with the backing of all political parties... I read the reactions from Pakistan. I think the matter is still being played out, and it will be too premature for me to make any kind of remark on this. Those who can exercise power and have the information required are thinking about it and taking the required action..."
Meanwhile, the Border Security Forces (BSF) on Saturday paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura.
A beating retreat ceremony was specially arranged to pay homage to those who lost their lives in one of the deadliest attacks in the region since the 2019 Pulwama strike.
Srinagar Police have conducted extensive searches at multiple locations across the city at the residences of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and terrorist associates of proscribed terrorist outfits in furtherance of investigations into cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The attack in Pahalgam occurred on April 22 at Baisaran meadow, where terrorists targeted tourists, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen, and leaving several others injured. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the region since the 2019 Pulwama strike, which claimed the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
Following the attack, the Central government has said that the terrorists responsible for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and the conspirators behind it will face severe punishment. Opposition parties have expressed their full support for the government in any action against perpetrators of the terror attack.
The central government has decided to hold the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism and has closed the integrated Attari Check Post.
The central government has also revoked all categories of visas issued to Pakistani citizens, except long-term visas, diplomatic and official visas, with immediate effect from April 27.
As a security measure, India has decided to withdraw its own Defence, Navy, and 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.
The overall strength of the high commissions will be brought down to 30 from the present 55 through further reductions, to be effective by 1 May 2025. (ANI)