New Delhi: The Indian government is actively considering revoking the ceasefire agreement with Pakistan in the wake of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 civilians dead. Government sources, as reported by CNN-News18, suggest that an official announcement on the matter could be made soon.
The decision under review comes as Pakistan continues to violate the 2021 ceasefire agreement along both the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border. Indian officials have cited increasing incidents of sniper fire and shelling since 2023 as evidence of Islamabad’s non-compliance with the pact.
Despite assurances in the February 2021 agreement, terror outfits based in Pakistan—such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and The Resistance Front—are believed to be behind continued infiltration attempts into Indian territory, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir.
The central government recently held an all-party meeting in Delhi to discuss the national security fallout of the Pahalgam attack. Following the meeting, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “The Defence Minister informed about the incident that happened in Pahalgam and the actions taken by the Indian government in the CCS meeting. This incident is very sad. Due to which everyone in the country is worried, keeping this in mind, the Indian government has also expressed its intention to take more stringent action today.”
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, also spoke to the media after the meeting. “Everyone has uniformly condemned the incident and the opposition has fully supported the government in taking any action,” he said.
