By Alijaz Hussain
India on Wednesday suspended a water-sharing treaty with rival Pakistan, indicating it was blaming its neighbor for the previous day’s attack by gunman that killed 26 people in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.
India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, announced the move at a news conference in New Delhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a special security cabinet meeting late Wednesday. Misri said India was suspending the Indus Water Treaty “until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.”
At least 26 people were killed and 17 others wounded when gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, the worst assault in years targeting civilians in the restive region, which is claimed by both India and Pakistan.
India describes militancy in Kashmir as Pakistan-backed terrorism. Pakistan denies the allegation, and many Kashmiris consider the militants to be part of a home-grown freedom struggle.
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