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SRINAGAR: The security forces have intensified search for the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack. The pictures of four were released yesterday. The nation is on high alert. The Centre will hold an all-party meeting today in the wake of the terror attack. The meeting will be chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.


The decisions of the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be explained in the meeting. The details of the investigation will also be discussed. The Congress Working Committee will also meet today to assess the situation after the terror attack. The foreign secretary confirmed the death toll in the attack to 26.


After Pakistan's role in the attack became clear, India began strong retaliatory measures. Pakistani citizens were banned from entering India. Diplomatic relations were downgraded. The Wagah-Attari border in Punjab will be closed. It was also decided to freeze the Indus Water Treaty. Military action could take place at any moment. The army has been asked to be ready. Pakistan evacuated people from border villages in anticipation of the attack.


The ministerial security committee chaired by the Prime Minister took tough decisions. Visas granted to Pakistani citizens will be cancelled. SAARC visas will not be granted. Those in India must leave the country within 48 hours. The military attachés and related staff of the Pakistan High Commission office in Delhi must return within a week. It is assessed that they are helping terrorists.


Pakistani attachés will no longer be allowed. Attachés at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad will be withdrawn. The strength there will be reduced from 55 to 30. Those who went to Pakistan through Wagah must return before May 1. The freezing of the agreement to provide water from the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum rivers will exacerbate water shortages in Pakistan. Meanwhile, with world nations declaring support for India, Pakistan has come forward with its usual statement that it has no role in the attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived from Saudi Arabia early yesterday morning, was briefed on the situation at the airport in Delhi by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.