Pakistan's Willingness to Conduct Neutral Investigation into Attack on Tourists in Indian-Administered Kashmir

On April 26, the Prime Minister of Pakistan stated that Pakistan is willing to conduct a neutral and transparent investigation into the attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.

A terrorist attack took place in Indian-administered Kashmir. On the 22nd of this month, a shooting occurred near Pahalgam town in Indian-administered Kashmir. Three armed men opened fire on tourists, resulting in 26 deaths and at least 17 injuries.

After the shooting, the Prime Minister of India, who was on a visit to Saudi Arabia, cut short the original itinerary and returned home. On the 23rd, the Indian government announced a series of measures to "downgrade" relations with Pakistan, including suspending the implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1960, closing border ports, and expelling Pakistani personnel.

On the 24th, the Prime Minister of Pakistan chaired a meeting of the National Security Council. The National Security Council of Pakistan firmly condemned all forms of terrorism and accused India of trying to link the shooting with Pakistan in a "hasty, irrational and illogical" way. The National Security Council of Pakistan decided to close the Wagah border port, revoke some visas issued to Indian citizens, declare the military attaché of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan as "persona non grata", close its airspace to Air India, and suspend all trade with India.