Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following the reported assault.

The relationship between India and Pakistan is spiraling downwards following a terrifying terrorist attack in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi has taken a hard line by suspending the issuance of visas to Pakistani citizens, while Islamabad has retaliated by halting trade and declaring Indian diplomatic advisors as non-grata.

India's Ministry of External Affairs announced that it will immediately halt the issuance of visas to Pakistani citizens. Existing visas will become invalid from April 27, and Pakistani citizens currently in India must leave the country before their visas expire under the new rules. The ministry also cautioned Indian citizens against traveling to Pakistan.

Pakistan responded by declaring Indian defense, naval, and air attachés persona non grata and suspending trade. The Pakistani Security Council also made it clear that any attempt by India to block water flow under the Indus Waters Treaty would be considered an act of war.

The deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir took place on April 22. Armed individuals in military garb ambushed people on a horse ride, resulting in the deaths of at least 27 individuals and injuries to 12 others. The "Resistance Front," a group linked to the banned Russian terrorist organization "Lashkar-e-Taiba," claimed responsibility for the attack. Later, Indian media reported that Indian intelligence agencies found evidence suggesting involvement of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

While definite proof of ISI involvement remains elusive, the sophisticated nature of the attack and subsequent diplomatic measures hint at coordinated cross-border activities. Historically, attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have been linked to ISI-backed groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba or Jaish-e-Mohammed, even if no group has officially claimed responsibility for this particular incident yet.

India's counterterrorism agencies will likely investigate communication intercepts, weapon origins, and eyewitness accounts to establish ISI connections. The use of bodycams, a tactic increasingly associated with Pakistan-based militants, may further suggest cross-border orchestration.

(Note: Investigations are ongoing, and definite conclusions about ISI involvement are yet to be established.)

The Pakistani Security Council stated that any attempt by India to block water flow under the Indus Waters Treaty, in retaliation to the terror attack, would be considered an act of war.
A response from Islamabad halted trade and declared Indian diplomatic advisors as non-grata, following India's suspension of Pakistani visas after the barbaric terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
The sophisticated nature of the attack in Jammu and Kashmir and subsequent diplomatic measures have hinted at coordinated cross-border activities involving Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Indian counterterrorism agencies are likely to investigate communication intercepts, weapon origins, and eyewitness accounts to establish ISI connections in relation to the attack.
General news outlets are reporting that the use of bodycams, previously associated with Pakistan-based militants, may further suggest cross-border orchestration in the recently occurred terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.