Pakistan feels the heat amid looming water crisis: Asks India to reconsider Indus Waters Treaty 

NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has written to India over the decision to freeze the Indus Water Treaty. Pakistan has demanded that India reconsider its decision, saying that India's decision to freeze the treaty has led to a serious crisis in Pakistan. Some national media outlets report that Pakistan's Water Resources Ministry Secretary Syed Ali Murtaza has written to India's Water Resources Ministry Secretary requesting this.

Pakistan has also conveyed its willingness to discuss the issue through a letter to India. India's announcement of tough decisions comes after 26 people, including a foreigner, were killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22. The cancellation of the Indus Water Treaty, one of India's many decisions, was a major setback for Pakistan.

India has temporarily suspended the 1960 World Bank-brokered agreement. India's decision was to freeze the agreement until Pakistan stops supporting cross-border terrorism. Although India responded to the Pahalgam attack with Operation Sindoor, it was made clear that India would not restore the Indus Water Treaty. India's decision is that the country will not cooperate with those who support terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, 'India's water earlier used to go outside; it will now be used for India's interests and will be utilised for the country. Terror and talk cannot take place together. Terror and trade cannot take place together. And, water and blood also cannot flow together."