After the closure of Attari border, Punjab traders said that business will be affected but we are with PM Modi’s decision
Amritsar: Following the government’s decision to shut down the integrated checkpost at Attari immediately, an Attari businessman said that although the border shutdown will undoubtedly have an impact on his company, the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack was also “wrong.”
A merchant from Attari said, “The closure of the Attari border will definitely affect the business here… but the incident that has happened is also very wrong.”
Another company said that it was terrible for innocent people to be attacked in Pulwama.
“It was wrong to assault the visitor. We support the country. Modi ji desh chala rahe hain, chalane do, jis hisab se. “We support PM Modi’s decisions,” he said. On the Jammu-Rajouri-Pooch National Highway-144, security personnel are on high alert.
Ahmed Din, a Rajouri Traffic Police officer, stated, “We are examining local vehicles by looking up their licenses. A loaded truck is not permitted since it might cause traffic jams. We have the assistance of the Army in addition to the presence of the District Police and the traffic police. There are always nakas.
Earlier on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) made five important decisions and took other actions in response to the terrorist assault.
“The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi has proclaimed its Defence/Military, Naval, and Air Advisors Persona Non Grata. They may depart India in a week. The Indian High Commission in Islamabad will no longer have its own defense, navy, and air advisors. These positions are considered revoked in their respective High Commissions. Additionally, five of the Service Advisors’ support workers would be removed from both High Commissions, Misri said. Additionally, he said that the Attari Integrated Check Post would be shut down immediately.
Abandoning the Indus Waters Treaty “with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism” is one of the other options that the CCS agreed upon.
Additionally, according to Misri, Pakistani citizens would not be able to enter India using SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) visas. “Any previous SVES visas granted to citizens of Pakistan are considered revoked. Every Pakistani citizen with an SVES visa in India has 48 hours to depart the country.
According to the Foreign Secretary, more cuts will be made by May 1, 2025, bringing the total number of High Commissions down from the current 55 to 30.
The security forces had begun operations to eradicate militants across the Kashmir valley after the Pahalgam terrorist strike. The terrorists’ heinous assault on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday claimed the lives of up to 26 persons.
Terrorists carried out one of the bloodiest attacks in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama incident, which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF jawans, at Baisaran Meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday. Following the repeal of Article 370 in 2019, the incident was among the most significant acts of terrorism in the area.