Pakistan calls Shimla Agreement a dead document! Preparations underway to cancel Shimla Agreement
He indicated that all treaties, including the Shimla Agreement, are still in force. A day earlier on June 5, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the sanctity of the Shimla Agreement has been lost due to India's action. In an interview to Geo News, Khawaja Asif had said, "The agreement was bilateral as no third party or the World Bank was involved in it. The Pakistani defence minister also hinted that Islamabad could consider terminating the Shimla Agreement and in that case the Line of Control (LoC) would become the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan.
After being exposed on the issue of terrorism around the world, Pakistan has come on the backfoot. Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called the Simla Agreement a "dead document." On Friday (June 6, 2025), Pakistan's Defence Ministry said that no decision has been taken to cancel any bilateral agreement with India, including this historic agreement. The Pakistan Foreign Office said that while internal discussions in Islamabad have intensified following the recent developments, there has been no official move to cancel the existing agreement with India. "At present, there is no formal decision to terminate any bilateral agreement with India," Pakistan's Foreign Office said in a statement. He indicated that all treaties, including the Shimla Agreement, are still in force. A day earlier on June 5, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the sanctity of the Shimla Agreement has been lost due to India's action. In an interview to Geo News, Khawaja Asif had said, "The agreement was bilateral as no third party or the World Bank was involved in it. The Pakistani defence minister also hinted that Islamabad could consider terminating the Shimla Agreement and in that case the Line of Control (LoC) would become the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan.
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