New Delhi, May 17 -- The Indus Waters Treaty will remain suspended "until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism", the Union Jal Shakti ministry has conveyed to the cabinet secretary.

In its monthly report to Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan on Tuesday, Debashree Mukherjee - secretary in the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under the ministry - said the government announced that the treaty would be held in "abeyance" with immediate effect in the aftermath of the "Pakistan-sponsored" terror attack on civilians in Pahalgam.

"The key water-sharing treaty will remain suspended until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism...