India has taken a series of diplomatic measures against Pakistan following the ghastly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, including holding the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance.
India-Pakistan ceasefire: India will continue to hold the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance despite New Delhi and Islamabad reaching a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end hostilities that had escalated over the past few days. “There is no pre or post-condition to the understanding concerning military action between India and Pakistan reached on Saturday and the Indus Water Treaty will remain in abeyance,” ANI quoted sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as saying.
India has taken a series of diplomatic measures against Pakistan following the ghastly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, including holding the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance. New Delhi’s moves were aimed to hold Pakistan accountable for sponsoring and funding cross-border terrorism, according to the government.
The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India. At the same time, the Treaty allows each country to allocate certain waters of the rivers to the other. The treaty gives India 20 per cent of the water from the Indus River System and the remaining 80 percent to Pakistan.
India-Pakistan ceasefire
Meanwhile, earlier in the evening, India and Pakistan agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire, US President Donald Trump announced on his social media handles. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that US mediation played a key role, and praised the leadership of both countries for choosing “common sense and great intelligence” to de-escalate the crisis.
“After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!,” the US President wrote, later sharing a screenshot of his Truth Social post on his X handle.
Later, in a statement, the MEA confirmed the ceasefire saying that the DGMOs of India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time. The call was initiated by Pakistan.
At 3.30 pm today, the Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India, and they agreed that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, in the air, and at sea with effect from 5 pm today, the MEA statement said.
“Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to the understanding,” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters, he said, adding the DGMOs of both nation will talk again on Monday afternoon.
Operation Sindoor and Pakistan’s escalation
On May 7, India conducted missile strikes on nine terror bases inside Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack, where 26 civilians, mostly Indian Hindu tourists, were killed in cold blood by terrorists.
Day after Op Sindoor, Pakistan upped the ante with a series of unprovoked escalations, including missile and drone attacks on Indian cities, which were effectively repelled by India.
(With ANI inputs)
