Pakistan schließt den Luftraum für indische Fluggesellschaften ab, warnt vor Verstößen gegen Wasservertrag, wenn die Krawatten sinken | Reuters

SS: *Pakistan Closes Airspace to Indian Airlines, Warns Against Water Treaty Violation**

Pakistan has closed its airspace to Indian-owned and operated airlines and suspended all trade with India, including third-party transit, in response to India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. Islamabad called the treaty suspension an “act of war.”

This escalation follows a deadly Islamic militant attack in Kashmir where 26 civilians were killed. India blamed cross-border elements, reduced diplomatic staff, revoked visas for Pakistani nationals, and shut the sole land border crossing.

Pakistan also put all bilateral agreements, including the Simla Agreement, on hold until India ceases „fomenting terrorism“ within its borders. The Simla Agreement, signed after the 1971 war, guides peaceful bilateral engagement and ceasefire line respect in Kashmir.

India, meanwhile, has vowed severe retaliation against the perpetrators. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to pursue the attackers and declared they would be punished “beyond imagination.”

The crisis caused a drop in Pakistan’s dollar bonds and triggered protests in New Delhi. Tensions have remained high since India revoked Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status in 2019.

Kashmir has been a major flashpoint, causing two of the three wars between the nations and a long-standing insurgency. While violence had recently declined, this latest incident marks a sharp downturn in relations.

One of the ways India could escalate this is by blockading Karachi and Gwadar ports. Navy is one area where India has a clear qualitative as well as quantitative edge over Pakistan. That’s probably also one aspect which Pakistan may not be anticipating as in the earlier cases, India had resorted by sending an army unit and launching an air strike.

Also, might as well get some work done by the Mig29Ks before they are replaced by Rafale Ms.