For more than six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has served as the cornerstone of Pakistan’s water security, providing the certainty needed to develop the Indus Basin Irrigation System and sustain the country’s agriculture, hydropower generation and economic growth. Widely regarded as one of the world’s most enduring transboundary water agreements, the Treaty has […]
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Violation of the IWT is attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty: Azma
Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that India’s BJP-led government has adopted a fascist approach, believing it can openly violate the Indus Waters Treaty and international laws governing transboundary water distribution without facing accountability. She stated that the Indian government’s assumption that it is beyond international scrutiny is a grave miscalculation. Azma […]
Pakistan’s IWT water rights inalienable, says info minister
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that Pakistan’s right to water under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is its “inalienable right” and a lifeline that the country will protect. In a post on X, Tarar said India’s unilateral attempt to hold the IWT in abeyance had “no legal or moral […]
IWT Seminar: A Call for Strategic Rationality
The international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) held in Islamabad on 30th June effectively highlighted that the water dispute between India and Pakistan is rapidly evolving from a technical resource-sharing disagreement into a severe geopolitical, environmental, and humanitarian flashpoint. Titled “Indus Water Treaty: An Instrument of Peace & Regional Stability,” the landmark conference […]
‘Water is our red line’: Tarar says IWT cannot be unilaterally revoked
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar asserted on Monday that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan could not be unilaterally revoked or altered, stressing that the people of Pakistan had a right to Indus waterways under the “legally enforceable treaty” that remained in force. He said this while addressing a press conference alongside Climate […]
IWT violations by India put markhor under danger of extinction
As dawn breaks over the rugged mountains of Dasu in Upper Kohistan, a lone Kashmiri markhor carefully navigates a rocky cliff overlooking a valley carved by centuries of flowing water of River Indus. The endangered wild goat, famed for its majestic spiral horns and remarkable agility, has long depended on the freshwater streams and alpine […]
Musadik Malik warns against ‘water aggression,’ urges India to respect IWT
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musadik Malik on Tuesday warned that efforts to undermine international water-sharing agreements could jeopardize the rights of downstream nations, accusing India of attempting to politicize shared water resources in violation of long-standing international commitments. Addressing the Fourth High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action […]
India faces diplomatic setback after Hague court ruling on IWT: experts
India has suffered a major diplomatic and legal setback following a historic ruling by the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the historic Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and the stance of Pakistan. The International Court of Arbitration, in its award on the interpretation of the treaty, ruled that India must “let flow” the […]
IWT: Fresh Blow to India in Hague
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed in 1960 under the auspices of the World Bank, remains one of the most enduring examples of trans- boundary water governance. It created a binding legal framework for the distribution of the Indus river system between India and Pakistan at a time when both states were still defining their […]
Pakistan hails Hague court decision upholding Pakistan’s water rights under IWT
Pakistan expressed on Sunday “utmost satisfaction” over a supplemental award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that it said affirmed Islamabad’s position of the Indus Waters Treaty placing “substantive limits on India’s water-control capability” on Indus River system’s western rivers. The decision pertained to maximum pondage – a technical term for the maximum volume […]