Don't think it's a secret: Bilawal Bhutto on Pakistan's links with terror groups
( News Agency)- In a sweeping diplomatic retaliation to the recent deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, the Indian government on Thursday revoked all visas issued to Pakistani nationals and suspended all categories of visa services for Pakistan.
In an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the move followed decisions taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security or CCS in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack.
Effective April 27, 2025, all valid visas issued to Pakistani nationals have been cancelled. Even the medical visas — often extended on humanitarian grounds — have been given a limited window. They will remain valid only until April 29, 2025.
Moreover, India has completely suspended visa services for Pakistani nationals and no new visas will be
Emphasising that the country no longer supports such elements, Bhutto added, "As far as Pakistan's history is concerned, it is history and it is not something that we are partaking in today. It is true that it is an unfortunate part of our history."
A few days ago, a video clip of Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif speaking to Sky News's Yalda Hakim went viral. In it, Hakim pressed him on Pakistan's history with militant groups, asking, "But you do admit, sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing, supporting, training, and funding these terrorist organisations?"
In response, Asif said, "We have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades and the West, including Britain. That was a mistake, and we suffered for that. If we had not joined the war against the Soviet Union and later the war after 9/11, Pakistan's track record would have been unimpeachable."
'EITHER OUR WATER WILL FLOW OR THEIR BLOOD'
Expressing anger over India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, Bilawal Bhutto had earlier said that Pakistan was the true custodian of the Indus civilisation and warned India that "either our water or their blood will flow through it".
Training his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bhutto said neither Pakistan, nor the international community, would tolerate his "warmongering" or bid to divert the Indus waters.
"He (Modi) says they are heirs to a civilisation thousands of years old, but that civilisation lies in Mohenjo Daro, in Larkana. We are its true custodians, and we will defend it," Bhutto said.
Defending his remarks, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief said he was only communicating what the people of the country felt.