India on Friday firmly rejected Pakistan's remarks at the ASEAN forum, affirming the Indus Waters Treaty stays in abeyance until Islamabad halts cross-border terrorism. The External Affairs Ministry also dismissed claims of India causing deliberate flooding in Pakistan as baseless, attributing Chenab River surges to heavy monsoon rains.

“The treaty contains no provision whatsoever permitting its so-called abeyance," says Pakistan’s First Secretary Ansar Shah.

India on Friday firmly rejected Pakistan's remarks at the ASEAN forum, affirming the Indus Waters Treaty stays in abeyance until Islamabad halts cross-border terrorism. The…