Desk News: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that Pakistan will no longer receive water from rivers controlled by India.

His statement follows New Delhi’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty last month, after a deadly April 22 attack in Indian Kashmir that killed 26 people.

The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, regulates water-sharing between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

Following the attack, India accused Pakistan of involvement, leading to heightened tensions and the bloodiest military conflict between the nations in nearly 30 years.

Pakistan has denied the allegations.

Speaking at a public event in Rajasthan, Modi warned that Pakistan will pay a heavy price for every terrorist attack, affecting both its military and economy. India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar later confirmed that the ceasefire between the two nations has largely held, with a repositioning of forces but no exchange of fire.

Jaishankar further emphasized India’s stance, stating that military operations will continue and that terrorists will be targeted wherever they are, even inside Pakistan.

Pakistan has yet to respond to the remarks.

Since their 1947 separation from British India, India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two of them over Kashmir, a disputed Himalayan territory that both countries claim.

New Delhi has also long accused Pakistan of supporting militants in its portion of Kashmir, an allegation Islamabad denies.

Tensions have escalated since April’s attack, prompting border closures, visa suspensions, and trade restrictions between the two adversaries.