India-Pak bilateral pacts under lens as Pahalgam attack puts strain on ties

Pakistan's threat to suspend key treaties with India, including the Simla Agreement, raises concerns over military and diplomatic relations.

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).

India's national flag and Pakistan's national flag being lowered during the Beating Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, near Amritsar, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (PTI)

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