India, April 24 -- India on Thursday officially informed Pakistan about its decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance with immediate effect, saying that Islamabad has breached the conditions of the treaty.

The decision was detailed in a letter from Debashree Mukherjee, India's Secretary of Water Resources, to her Pakistani counterpart, Syed Ali Murtaza, reported PTI.

The letter said that sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan targeting Jammu and Kashmir impedes India's rights under the Indus Waters Treaty.

"What we have seen instead is sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan," the letter stated, noting that these actions have created "security uncertainties" that impede India's ability to fully utilise its treaty ...