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India-Pakistan Tensions Rise After Pahalgam Attack Charges

12/16/2025

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF) in a 1,597-page dossier for the April Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists.
The document says the attack brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, with missile and drone strikes escalating to a fragile truce.
Pakistan denied involvement.
India revoked the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
Pakistan withdrew from the 1972 Simla Agreement.

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Story summary

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF) in a 1,597-page dossier for the April Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists.
The document says the attack brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, with missile and drone strikes escalating to a fragile truce.
Pakistan denied involvement.
India revoked the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
Pakistan withdrew from the 1972 Simla Agreement.