Pakistan Warns India Over Indus Water Row
Pakistan has warned India against any move affecting its water share under the Indus Waters Treaty, as the dispute between the two countries deepens after India placed the pact in abeyance following the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.
Indus Waters Treaty Row Escalates
Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik accused India of attempting to control water flows and said Islamabad would defend its share under the Indus Waters Treaty. His remarks came during a joint press conference with Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
Malik issued a strong warning, saying Pakistan would not allow any country to claim its allocated share of water. The comments added to the growing diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan over the decades-old water-sharing agreement.
Pakistan Defends Water Rights
Pakistan maintained that the Indus Waters Treaty remains legally binding and cannot be suspended, revoked or amended unilaterally. Tarar said Pakistan’s water rights are protected under international law and described water as a key national security issue.
Islamabad has also announced an international seminar on the treaty, where legal experts, water specialists and foreign delegates are expected to discuss the technical and legal aspects of the agreement.
India’s Position On Indus Treaty
India placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people. New Delhi blamed Pakistan-backed terrorists for the attack and said the treaty would remain in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and permanently ends support for cross-border terrorism.
The treaty, signed in 1960, gives India control over the eastern rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, while Pakistan receives most of the waters from the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab.
