New Delhi, April 24 -- In retaliation to the Indian government's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in the wake of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, the latter has now announced that it will halt the Simla Agreement between the two nations.

It suspended the 1972 Simla Agreement on Thursday, blocked its airspace for Indian airlines, closed the Wagah border crossing, and also paused the limited trade with India.

Tensions between the two countires have been on an all-time high after a group of terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district on April 22, killing 26 civilians, mostly tourists.

The agreement, a significant peace treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, ...