US EditionPakistan to issue formal diplomatic notice to India over IWT suspension
- Pakistan plans to send an official diplomatic communication to India in response to New Delhi's unilateral suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in late April 2025.
- The decision followed consultations among Pakistan’s foreign affairs, legal, and water management departments in reaction to India’s action amid escalating bilateral tensions.
- Pakistan asserts it holds legal precedence under the treaty, seeks concrete explanations from India, and has indicated plans for formal protests at international forums pending federal cabinet approval.
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned that Pakistan would take decisive action to demolish any constructions India tries to erect on the Indus River in breach of the Indus Waters Treaty, underscoring Islamabad’s readiness to respond to violations affecting the river’s flow.
- The notice and planned actions underscore escalating disputes over water rights, reflecting broader political strains and potential risks to regional water management under changing environmental conditions.
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Pakistan needs proactive strategy to assert its water rights, highlight structural flaws in IWT: Experts
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of India’s claims of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) being ‘in abeyance,’ experts suggested that Pakistan has a strategic opportunity to think out of the box, reframe the discourse on the treaty, assert its water rights, and highlight the treaty’s structural flaws at international legal and environmental forums. This was the consensus at a seminar titled “Indus Waters Treaty ‘in Abeyance’: Implications and Strategic Pathways…
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