India's position on Indus Waters Treaty unchanged, says MEA after Pak PM's 'water is our red line' remark
India's response came after the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office said Sharif had accused India of unilaterally and illegally suspending the treaty and declared Pakistan's water a red line.
India's position on the Indus Waters Treaty remains unchanged, according to the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. The treaty's status was questioned following Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks, in which he declared water from the Indus as a "red line" and accused India of unilaterally suspending the treaty.
Pakistan's statement came after India suspended the treaty following a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on April 23, 2025, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. The suspension is due to the changed circumstances under which the treaty was negotiated and India's assertion that Pakistan continues to support cross-border terrorism.
The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960, governs the sharing of waters from the Indus river system between India and Pakistan.
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