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Khawaja asif on shimla agreement: After exposing the issue of terrorism around the world, Pakistan has come on backfoot. Pakistani Defense Minister Khwaja Asif described the Shimla Agreement as a dead document. After this, on Friday (6 June 2025), Pakistan’s Defense Ministry said that no decision has been taken to cancel any bilateral agreement with India with this historic agreement.
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said that after recent developments, internal charges in Islamabad have intensified, but no official steps have been taken to cancel the current agreement with India.
‘Not a formal decision to end Shimla Agreement’
According to the report of the news agency PTI, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said that no formal decision has been taken to abolish any bilateral agreement with India. He indicated that all the treaties, including the Shimla Agreement, are still in force. A day earlier on June 5, Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaja Asif said that the sanctity of the Shimla Agreement has ended due to India’s action.
Not third party in Shimla Agreement- Khwaja Asif
In an interview to Jio News, Khwaja Asif said, “This agreement was bilateral because it did not include a third party or World Bank.” The Pakistani Defense Minister also indicated that Islamabad may consider abolishing the Shimla Agreement and in such a situation the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan would become a ceasefire line.
Pakistan was shocked after India’s action
Islamabad threatened to abolish the Shimla Agreement after India action against Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. However, he did not take any action to cancel this historic agreement. India and Pakistan had signed the Shimla Agreement after the 1971 war. In this agreement, principles were determined to control bilateral relations.
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