India, May 15 -- Pakistan recently "appealed" to India to reconsider its decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, citing the dependence of millions of people on the water, Times of India reported, citing sources.

Pakistan's letter to the Indian government surfaced days after the ceasefire understanding was achieved by the two estranged neighbours following a four-day military conflict.

India had on April 23 announced a string of punitive actions against Pakistan in the aftermath of the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. These included the suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, closure of the integrated check post at Attari border and reduction of the streng...