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Jammu and Kashmir turmoil: Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends trade

The situation in Kashmir remained 'peaceful' but tense

Jammu and Kashmir turmoil: Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends trade
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Archis MohanPTI New Delhi/Islamabad/Washington
In a sign that relations between India and Pakistan could deteriorate further in the days to come, Islamabad on Wednesday expelled Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria and said it would not be sending its high commissioner-designate to New Delhi.

Pakistan also downgraded its diplomatic ties with India, including suspending bilateral trade, over what it called New Delhi’s “unilateral and illegal” move to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). New Delhi was yet to react to the developments at the time of filing this report.

In Washington, a Donald Trump administration official told PTI that the US appealed