Pakistan, June 5 -- The Foreign Office of Pakistan has dismissed reports that the country has withdrawn from the historic Simla Agreement with India. Officials stated clearly that no official decision has been made to cancel any bilateral treaty, including the Simla Accord. This clarification came hours after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed Pakistan had ended the agreement.

Earlier on Thursday, Asif told a private news channel that Pakistan had "officially withdrawn" from the Simla Agreement. He also said the Line of Control (LoC) would now be recognized as a ceasefire line, which aligns with Pakistan's pre-1972 position. According to him, the original status of the LoC has been restored as part of this move.

The Simla Agreement, ...