During the continuing events following the Pahalgam attack on April 22, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister was briefed on the operational readiness of the armed forces by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, and the Navy Chief, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, prior to the meeting.
The truce was broken by the Pakistani army on Monday in a number of areas across the international border and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu. Pakistani troops were accused in an Indian army statement of using unwarranted small weapons fire in these areas. It further stated, “The Indian Army reacted in a timely and appropriate manner.”
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- According to the news agency AP, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, travelled to Pakistan on Monday in an attempt to ease tensions between the two nations following the Pahalgam terror assault.
- Araghchi will meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, and his counterpart from Pakistan, Ishaq Dar. Additional information was not provided by Pakistan’s foreign ministry. “Pakistan is presenting its case to friendly countries,” Attaullah Tarar, the minister of information, told reporters.
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- In addition, Pakistan, a non-permanent member, asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to have “closed consultations” on Monday to examine the rising tensions with India following the Pahalgam terror assault. Greece, which will chair the UNSC in May, hailed the talks as a chance to ease tensions between the two nations. According to the custom of rotating leadership, Islamabad will lead the council in July.
- According to the Dawn, Pakistan’s federal government and military informed all political parties on the status of bilateral relations with India on Sunday. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party, led by imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, also participated digitally in the briefing.
- The article claims that every major party pledged a strong defence in the event that India engaged in any “misadventure”.
- Speaking at an event, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also promised a response. It is my duty as defence minister to make sure that my troops and the nation’s borders are secure. It is my duty to respond appropriately to anybody who would dare to attack our nation,” he declared.
- The Centre also went ahead and suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, one of its retaliatory actions. According to HT, India has implemented its decisions to prevent a “single drop” of water from the Indus rivers from reaching Pakistan by cutting off water flow from the Baglihar dam on the Chenab river and planning to reduce runoffs from the Kishanganga project on the Jhelum.
