India will stop share of its water flowing into Pakistan - minister

Nitin Gadkari speaks during an interview with Reuters at his party office in New Delhi April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo - Copyright Adnan1 Abidi(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 21/02/2019 - 15:02•Updated 23/04/2024 - 18:57

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has decided to stop the flow of water to Pakistan from its share in the rivers under the Indus Water Treaty regulating river flows between the two nations, a government minister said on Thursday.

"Our government has decided to stop our share of water which used to flow to Pakistan," Nitin Gadkari, India's transport and water resources minister, tweeted.