India-Pakistan water treaty remains suspended despite ceasefire, Reuters reports
- Following intense clashes over several days, India and Pakistan consented on Saturday to an immediate and comprehensive halt to hostilities along their border.
- India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty last month following a deadly attack in Kashmir, which it blamed on Pakistan, causing tensions despite the ceasefire.
- The treaty, signed in 1960 and mediated by the World Bank, regulates water division from the Indus and its tributaries, with Pakistan relying on 80% of its farm water under this pact.
- Water flows on both western and eastern rivers remain normal with no disruption reported, although Pakistan complains India is withholding water data outside flood seasons.
- Despite the ceasefire, India’s suspension of the treaty and other punitive measures including trade and visa restrictions remain, and Pakistan urges US mediation to resolve the dispute.
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