section_path: Suspension
section_name: Suspension
paragraph_text: Suspension
  
  On 23 April 2025, following a terrorist attack near Pahalgam in Kashmir, the Government of India declared the suspension of the treaty with Pakistan citing national security concerns. The World Bank said it would not intervene in the dispute as its role in the treaty was limited to that of a facilitator.
  
  Following the suspension of the treaty, India blocked the flow of water on the Chenab River from the Baglihar Dam as a "short-term punitive action". It also decided to carry out reservoir flushing in order to boost the reservoir holding capacity of Salal and Baglihar projects. These actions were done off-season, in violation of the treaty provisions, without informing Pakistan. There were social media rumours of these actions causing floods in Pakistan. They were denied by Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority, which said that the water levels were normal for the season.
  
  Pakistan has reportedly warned that any attempt by India to disrupt the flow of water from shared rivers could be considered an act of war, and that it could attack India with nuclear weapons.
  
  On 21 June 2025, the Government of India stated that the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, initially declared in April 2025 following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, would be maintained indefinitely. The announcement included plans to divert water from the western rivers previously flowing to Pakistan toward domestic irrigation infrastructure in Rajasthan. Indian officials described the original terms of the treaty as no longer tenable. While India did not formally withdraw from the treaty under international law, the public position indicated a permanent cessation of treaty implementation in practice.
  
  On 23 April 2025, following a terrorist attack near Pahalgam in Kashmir, the Government of India declared the suspension of the treaty with Pakistan citing national security concerns. The World Bank said it would not intervene in the dispute as its role in the treaty was limited to that of a facilitator.
  
  Following the suspension of the treaty, India blocked the flow of water on the Chenab River from the Baglihar Dam as a "short-term punitive action". It also decided to carry out reservoir flushing in order to boost the reservoir holding capacity of Salal and Baglihar projects. These actions were done off-season, in violation of the treaty provisions, without informing Pakistan. There were social media rumours of these actions causing floods in Pakistan. They were denied by Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority, which said that the water levels were normal for the season.
  
  Pakistan has reportedly warned that any attempt by India to disrupt the flow of water from shared rivers could be considered an act of war, and that it could attack India with nuclear weapons.
  
  On 21 June 2025, the Government of India stated that the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, initially declared in April 2025 following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, would be maintained indefinitely. The announcement included plans to divert water from the western rivers previously flowing to Pakistan toward domestic irrigation infrastructure in Rajasthan. Indian officials described the original terms of the treaty as no longer tenable. While India did not formally withdraw from the treaty under international law, the public position indicated a permanent cessation of treaty implementation in practice.