New Delhi, April 23 -- In a major blow to Pakistan, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday decided to withdraw India's military attaches from its High Commission in Islamabad, in view of cross-border links to the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 and injured several others.

In a slew of measures announced by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, India has also expelled Pakistan's military attaches stationed in India, along with all Pakistani nationals who are in the country under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES).

These decisions were made after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a CCS meeting at his New Delhi residence on Wednesday evening. Measures taken by the CCS also include suspending the Indus Waters Treaty w...