India-Pakistan water treaty remains suspended despite ceasefire: Sources

Members of the Karachi University Teachers Society holding a demonstration against the suspension of water-sharing treaty by India with Pakistan, in Karachi, Pakistan in this file picture from April 28, 2025. - AP

NEW DELHI/KARACHI: A key water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan remains suspended, four government sources told Reuters, despite the countries reaching a ceasefire agreement on Saturday (May 10) after days of deadly fighting.

The Indus Waters Treaty, mediated by the World Bank in 1960, regulates the division of water from the Indus River and its tributaries between the South Asian nations.