New Delhi, April 23, 2025 —
India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people. The move marks the first time India has halted the historic treaty since it was signed in 1960.
The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced a series of tough responses, including the suspension of water flow from the Indus river system to Pakistan. Key rivers like the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej will be affected.
Additionally, India has closed the Attari-Wagah border, canceled all Pakistani visas, and reduced the staff at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. Pakistani diplomats have been asked to leave India within a week.
The attack, claimed by a group called “Kashmir Resistance,” linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, targeted tourists in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley. Officials have called it the deadliest civilian attack since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
India’s decision to suspend the treaty has sparked global concern over the potential for rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.