New Delhi, April 26 -- Pakistan's threat of suspending a raft of bilateral treaties with India, including the Simla Agreement of 1972, has raised questions about the possible fallout in areas ranging from the Line of Control (LoC) to military confidence-building measures (CBMs).

The possibility of holding bilateral agreements with India in abeyance was raised in a statement issued by the Pakistan government on Thursday to outline its response to punitive measures imposed by India a day earlier because of cross-border linkages to the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.

Pakistan's deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar, who is also the foreign minister, described the measures announced by India, including the suspension ...