New Delhi: A high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday concluded with a final decision to freeze the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan.

The crucial discussion, held at Shah’s residence, was attended by Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C.R. Patil and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

The meeting was focused on follow-up actions to India’s earlier decision to suspend the treaty in the wake of growing tensions with Pakistan following a terror attack in Pahalgam, where 26 tourists lost their lives.

Key decisions included halting the flow of water to Pakistan and informing the World Bank, the original mediator of the agreement, about the suspension. The government also resolved to increase the storage and operational capacity of dams on the rivers covered under the treaty.

India had previously communicated its intent to freeze the treaty with Pakistan. Water Resources Secretary Debashree Mukherjee formally informed her Pakistani counterpart, Syed Ali Murtaza, of the decision.

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In response, Pakistan warned that any move to block water using dam infrastructure would be met with a strong reaction. Social media platforms in Pakistan have been flooded with claims that India is targeting the Kishanganga Hydropower Project to choke water supply. Pakistani officials have warned that such a step would be considered an "act of war."

Meanwhile, global observers are closely monitoring the situation to see what additional measures India may take following the suspension of the decades-old treaty.