While Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif recently stated that the 1972 Simla Agreement has lost its "sanctity" and is a "dead document" due to India's "unilateral actions," Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has clarified that no formal decision has been taken to scrap any bilateral agreements with Iاقرأ المزيد
While Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif recently stated that the 1972 Simla Agreement has lost its “sanctity” and is a “dead document” due to India’s “unilateral actions,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has clarified that no formal decision has been taken to scrap any bilateral agreements with India, including the Simla Agreement.
Therefore, as of now, the Simla Agreement is still officially in effect. However, the comments from the Defense Minister highlight the ongoing tensions between the two countries and Pakistan’s perception that the agreement’s relevance has diminished due to recent events.
The Simla Agreement, signed after the 1971 Indo-Pak war, aims to resolve disputes between India and Pakistan bilaterally and peacefully.
India is experiencing a severe heat wave, with alerts issued for various regions. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and other reports: * Ongoing Heatwave: The 2025 India-Pakistan heat wave began in early April 2025 and is ongoing. * Current Forecast (June 2025): * **North and Ceاقرأ المزيد
India is experiencing a severe heat wave, with alerts issued for various regions. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and other reports:
قراءة أقل* Ongoing Heatwave: The 2025 India-Pakistan heat wave began in early April 2025 and is ongoing.
* Current Forecast (June 2025):
* **North and Central India (including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab): Heatwave conditions are likely to continue until at least June 11-12, 2025.
* West Rajasthan: Severe heatwave conditions are expected to persist between June 8 and June 11, 2025, with peak intensity on June 9.
* Uttar Pradesh: Affected from June 9 to June 11, 2025.
* **Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, and Madhya Pradesh: Heatwave conditions are expected to persist until June 11, 2025.
* **Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar: Hot and humid weather is forecast for early June.
* Long-term Outlook: The IMD had previously warned that temperatures would be higher than normal from April to June 2025, and the heatwave is expected to last for more than four months, from early April to late July, with the hottest months likely being April and May.
Relief from the heat is expected in some regions, with potential for light to moderate rainfall in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh around June 13-14, and isolated heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand from June 12-14.