Pakistan once again cried over Indus Water Treaty, accused India of violating the agreement
Islamabad. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said India is continuously weakening the Indus Water Treaty and such violations are an attack on the basic principles of the agreement. Dar is also the Foreign Minister of Pakistan. He was speaking to the media a day after Pakistan sought an explanation from India regarding changes in the flow of Chenab river.
“We saw India unilaterally withdraw from the Indus Waters Treaty in April this year… But now we are witnessing serious violations by India that strike at the core principles of the Indus Waters Treaty and have serious consequences for both regional stability and the sanctity of international law,” he said.
A day after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 this year, India took several punitive measures against Pakistan, including “suspending” the 1960 Indus Water Treaty. This World Bank-brokered treaty has governed the distribution and use of the waters of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan since 1960.
Dar also mentioned that the “water manipulation by India” has forced Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner to write to his Indian counterpart seeking clarification on the matter. He also alleged that manipulation of Indus Basin waters at critical times of the agricultural cycle is a direct threat to lives and livelihoods in Pakistan.
The minister said India has stopped sharing information, hydrological data and joint monitoring as required under the treaty, putting Pakistan at risk of floods and drought. He said that stopping the water supply would be considered an act of war.
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