A keywater water sharing pact between India and Pakistan remains suspended, four government sources in Reuters said, despite the countries reaching a cease-fire contract on Saturday after days of fatal fighting.
The Industrial Water Treaty, mediated by the World Bank in 1960, regulated the water division of the Indus river and its tributaries between the South Asian nations.
India withdrew from it last month after a deadly attack targeting Hindu tourists in cashmere who, according to Islamabad.
Pakistan denied its participation in violence and said that it was preparing international legal action on the suspension of the treaty, which provides water for 80% of its farms.
“The Industry Water Treaty was not really part of the discussions (of ceasefire),” said a source from the Pakistani ministry for waters.
A source from the Indian government also told Reuters that there was “no change of position” on the treaty.
There was no immediate response from the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the issue, or officials of the Pakistani Minister of Water and the Minister of Information.
The pact was one of the many tit-form measures taken by the South Asian nations after the Kashmir attack, including the closure of land borders, the suspension of trade and a break on the issuance of almost all categories of visas to citizens of each other.
Two sources of the Indian government have told Reuters that all measures taken against Pakistan, including on trade and visas, would remain in place despite the violence break between countries.
The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comments on the issue.
India and Pakistan have been involved in daily clashes since Wednesday, when India hit several locations in Pakistan which, they, were “terrorist camps”.
The fighting took a break on Saturday evening, the countries reaching what Pakistan described a “cease-fire agreement” and India called an agreement to “stop all shots and military action”.
