2025 India–Pakistan diplomatic crisis

2025 India–Pakistan diplomatic crisis
	Part of Indo-Pakistani conflicts and the Kashmir conflict
	; Map of the disputed region of Kashmir
Date	23 April 2025 – 10 May 2025; (2 weeks and 3 days)
Location	International Boundary and Line of Control
Status	Ceasefire; Cancellation of Indus Water Treaty and Shimla Agreement; Visa cancellation and travel ban for Pakistanis in India; Expulsion of Pakistani diplomats from India and withdrawal of Indian counterparts from Pakistan; Suspension of all trade including through third countries with India by Pakistan; Closure of Pakistani airspace for Indian aircraft; 2025 India–Pakistan conflict; Short-lived ceasefire violated;
Belligerents
India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Narendra Modi; Droupadi Murmu; Rajnath Singh	Shehbaz Sharif; Asif Ali Zardari; Khawaja Asif
Units involved
India Armed Forces Indian Army; Indian Air Force; ; Central Armed Police Forces Border Security Force; Central Reserve Police Force; Jammu and Kashmir Police; ;	Pakistan Armed Forces Pakistan Army; Pakistan Air Force; ; Civil Armed Forces Pakistan Rangers; Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police; Gilgit-Baltistan Police; ;

On 23 April 2025, a diplomatic crisis started between India and Pakistan after a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir killed 27 people and injured more than 20. The Resistance Front (TRF), linked to the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility. India blamed Pakistan for supporting terrorism. Moreover, in a TV interview with Sky News reporter Yalda Hakim, Pakistani defence minister Khwaja Asif openly admitted to supporting and financing terrorism.^[10] A ceasefire was announced on 10 May 2025 following an agreement between India and Pakistan.

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References

1 2 3 "Statement by Foreign Secretary on the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)". mea.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
↑ "Pak Provokes India With Firing Across Line Of Control, Retaliation Follows". Pushkar Tiwari. NDTV. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
↑ "Pakistan closes air space for Indian airlines, warns against water treaty violation as ties plummet". Reuters. Asif Shahzad, Ariba Shahid and Fayaz Bukhari. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
↑ Masood, Salman (24 April 2025). "Crisis Deepens for India and Pakistan Over Kashmir Attack". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
↑ "India and Pakistan ramp up dispute as tensions mount over Kashmir attack". OPB. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "The Resistance Front: The banned organisation behind Pahalgam terror attack". The Hindu. 25 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
↑ "J&K Police record statements to find clues on Pahalgam terror attack". The Hindu. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
↑ "Pakistan Rangers detain Indian soldier amid rising Kashmir tensions". Caliber.Az. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
1 2 "Индија го нападна Пакистан, двете страни велат дека се убиени цивили" (in Macedonian). 7 May 2025.
↑ "Pakistan warns Kashmir row could lead to 'all-out war' with India". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-05-10.

[mea.in-1] 1 2 3 "Statement by Foreign Secretary on the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)". mea.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.

[2] "Pak Provokes India With Firing Across Line Of Control, Retaliation Follows". Pushkar Tiwari. NDTV. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

[3] "Pakistan closes air space for Indian airlines, warns against water treaty violation as ties plummet". Reuters. Asif Shahzad, Ariba Shahid and Fayaz Bukhari. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.

[nyt1-4] Masood, Salman (24 April 2025). "Crisis Deepens for India and Pakistan Over Kashmir Attack". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2025.

[5] "India and Pakistan ramp up dispute as tensions mount over Kashmir attack". OPB. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "The Resistance Front: The banned organisation behind Pahalgam terror attack". The Hindu. 25 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

[7] "J&K Police record statements to find clues on Pahalgam terror attack". The Hindu. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

[8] "Pakistan Rangers detain Indian soldier amid rising Kashmir tensions". Caliber.Az. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

[slobodnaevropa20250507-9] 1 2 "Индија го нападна Пакистан, двете страни велат дека се убиени цивили" (in Macedonian). 7 May 2025.

[10] "Pakistan warns Kashmir row could lead to 'all-out war' with India". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-05-10.

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