‘IWT will reamain in abeyance’India also emphasied that the status of the Indus Waters Treaty, suspended in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, is linked to Pakistan’s actions on cross-border terrorism.”As far as the Indus Water Treaty is concerned, it will remain in abeyance till the time Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support to cross-border terrorism. Just like Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, terror and talks cannot go together, terror and trade cannot go together, and water and blood cannot flow together,” Jaiswal added.Notably, India on April 23 announced a raft of punitive measures against Pakistan including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, a day after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.India also carried out ‘Operation Sindoor’, a series of precision strikes on nine terror infrastructures early on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10.The Pakistani attempts were strongly responded to by the Indian side by inflicting heavy damages to a number of key Pakistani military installations including air bases, air defence systems, command and control centres and radar sites.Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on May 10 announced that India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect.
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