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 […]
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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 […]
Pakistan has right to protect resources amid IWT violations by India: MQM-P leader
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Member of the Sindh Assembly Engineer Sabir Hussain Qaimkhani has said that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between Pakistan and India was concluded under international guarantees, but India has never fully respected or implemented the agreement. Talking to APP on Sunday, he said that according to international laws, the rights […]
Suspending IWT would cause greater harm to India itself: Sindh governor
Governor Sindh Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi has said that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was an international agreement that could not be revoked unilaterally by any one party, warning that any attempt by India to block the flow of the Indus River would ultimately cause greater harm to India itself. In an interview with the […]
Zardari urges India to restore IWT, warns against water ‘weaponisation’
President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday called on India to immediately restore full implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in accordance with international obligations. In a message on World Water Day, President Zardari reiterated Pakistan’s strong condemnation of the unilateral suspension of the treaty by India. “This deliberate weaponisation of shared water resources is […]
India gives nod for power project on Chenab in IWT violation
In a flagrant violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India has finally given approval to the Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on the Chenab River in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), reported on Sunday. The project would cost 3,277.45 crore Indian rupees, and work could be started on the disputed hydropower project […]