05.05.2025 11:02
After the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty signed with Pakistan in 1960 and halted the water flow from the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River. Additionally, it was reported that India plans to cut off the water flow from the Kishanganga Dam on the Jhelum River as well.
According to a report by India Today, following the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India has made a new move by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty signed with Pakistan in 1960.
A source familiar with the matter stated that India has stopped the water flow to Pakistan from the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River.
It has been suggested that India also plans to cut off the water flow from the Kishanganga Dam on the Jhelum River.
INDUS WATERS TREATY
The "Indus Waters Treaty," signed in 1960 through the World Bank, regulates the sharing of rivers between India and Pakistan.
The treaty ties the use of critical water resources such as the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab rivers to specific rules. However, recent developments have reopened discussions about the future of this historic agreement.
The Baglihar Dam has previously been a subject of Pakistan's objections, and the Islamabad administration had requested mediation from the World Bank.
The Kishanganga Dam has repeatedly faced legal and diplomatic scrutiny due to its impact on the Neelum River (a tributary of the Jhelum).
TENSION RISES AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACK
On April 22, armed individuals opened fire on tourists in the Pahalgam region of Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the deaths of 26 people and many injuries.
India, accusing that the attackers "came from Pakistan," suspended the "Indus Waters Treaty," requested that Pakistani diplomats in New Delhi leave the country within a week, and announced the suspension of visa services for Pakistani citizens, stating that all previously issued visas had been canceled.
Pakistan, rejecting the accusations, imposed restrictions on the number of Indian diplomatic personnel in Islamabad, declared that any interventions in the rivers outside the "Indus Waters Treaty" would be considered a "cause for war," suspended all trade with India, and closed its airspace.