Isaac Dar, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, announced this evening, Wednesday, via the X platform that the National Security Committee, which includes senior civil and military officials, will meet Thursday to respond to the Indian government statement.

And the day after the bloodiest attack on civilians in Kashmir, New Delhi announced the suspension of work with a strategic water sharing treaty with Pakistan, in addition to the closure of a major land crossing between the two countries.

The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced earlier today that India will close a major border crossing with Pakistan. Vikram Missri, Undersecretary of the Foreign Minister, told reporters in New Delhi that the Atari-Waja border crossing "will be closed immediately", adding that the holders of good travel documents can return before May 1.

Missri also announced that India has suspended work with an important water sharing agreement with Pakistan, saying: “The work of the Sindh River Water Treaty will be suspended in 1960 with an immediate impact.

New Delhi held her neighbor responsible for the attack launched by gunmen yesterday, killing 26 people in Kashmir, which is under the Indian control.

Maysari announced these steps at a press conference in New Delhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a special security meeting this evening, Wednesday.

India has also announced wide discounts in the number of diplomats, including withdrawing many Indian employees from Islamabad, and issuing orders for the Pakistanis to return to their homes.

India also announced that it had ordered the Pakistani military attaches and other military officials in New Delhi to leave within a week, and said that India would also withdraw its defensive, marine and air advisors from Pakistan.

This comes as security measures were strengthened across Kashmir today, while the Indian forces began a process to chase the perpetrators of one of the most violent attacks in the turbulent Himalayas region