Pakistan on Monday accused India of once again resorting to “water aggression” after New Delhi allegedly released a sudden and unannounced surge of water into the Chenab River, raising its flow to 58,300 cusecs and triggering concerns about damage to the standing wheat crop. India opened its dam spillways without prior intimation and is expected to refill the reservoirs shortly, a move that could reduce the Chenab’s flow to near zero in the coming days. The TV channel described in its Monday report that the development was a deliberate act of “water terrorism” aimed at harming Pakistan’s agriculture. The latest escalation comes amid growing diplomatic tensions over India’s suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty earlier this year. On November 7, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar, raised the issue before the UN Security Council, calling India’s actions a “textbook example” of the weaponisation of shared natural resources. Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar, said the unilateral suspension of the treaty undermined international water law and threatened millions who depend on the Indus basin for food and energy security.
India releases water in Chenab, damaging wheat crop
Published on: December 9, 2025 1:42 AM