After a fatal assault on tourists in disputed Kashmir, the nuclear-armed rivals intensified their tit-for-tat diplomatic onslaught, prompting the UN to call for “maximum restraint” from India and Pakistan.
The UN plea was made in the midst of rising tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi following Tuesday’s shooting deaths of 26 persons close to the Kashmiri vacation town of Pahalgam. India blamed Pakistan for supporting the killing, calling it a “terror attack” right after and claiming it had “cross-border connections. The incident was claimed by an unidentified terrorist organisation identifying itself as the Kashmir Resistance, although Pakistan denied any involvement.
At the Attari-Wagah crossing on the India-Pakistan border close to Amritsar on Friday, a lady passes through a Border Security Force checkpoint. Reuters reported on Friday that “we believe any issues between Pakistan and India can be and should be resolved peacefully, through meaningful, mutual engagement.” India took several diplomatic measures against Pakistan following the incident.
On Wednesday, New Delhi shut down the sole operational land border crossing between the two nations, reduced the number of diplomatic personnel, and halted a vital water-sharing agreement that has survived two wars between the two nations. India cancelled all visas for Pakistani nationals a day later, effective Sunday.
Pakistan reacted strongly on Thursday, denying any involvement in the incident. It also barred its airspace to all Indian-owned or Indian-operated flights, halted all commerce with India, including trade with and through any third country, and revoked visas granted to Indian citizens.
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