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- India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty on April 22, 2025, following a terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.
- The suspension, approved by India's Cabinet Committee on Security, aims to link treaty restoration to Pakistan ending cross-border terrorism.
- Pakistan's Indus River System Authority reported a 13.3% year-on-year decrease in water released to dams, worsening water scarcity for Punjab farmers during early Kharif season.
- On June 5, India released 124,500 cusecs of water, down from 144,000 cusecs last year, while Pakistan’s four diplomatic letters urging treaty restoration received no positive response.
- The shortfall threatens Kharif crop sowing amid severe heatwaves in Pakistan, and India continues developing new hydro projects while holding the treaty in abeyance.
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India’s suspension of IWT tantamount to water terrorism, says Bilawal
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses press conference at the Pakistan High Commission in London, UK, June 11, 2025. — Pakistan High Commission in LondonPPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said India’s move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty amounts to...
With Indus Waters Treaty on hold, India working to revive Tulbul project on Kashmir’s Wular Lake
Project envisages constructing a barrage with storage capacity of 0.30 MAF to stabilise Jhelum’s water level. It was abandoned in 1987 after strong objections from Pakistan.
Indus Waters Treaty: India plans more water storage in future J&K hydro projects, says govt
India is looking to increase water storage in new hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir that are still in the planning stage, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal said on Tuesday. However, he clarified that no changes will be made to projects already under development.
Pakistan warns of ‘act of war’ if India builds storage dams on Indus River
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik accused India of manipulating the flow of the Indus River system to disrupt Pakistan’s crop patterns and food security. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Malik stated that India had been holding and releasing water, creating conditions that prevent water from reaching Pakistan when needed for crop sowing. He explained that this move aimed to disturb Pakistan’s agricultural stab…
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