Kashmir has seen growing public support for suspending the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. This surge in sentiment follows an unusually hot summer that has dried up canals and rivers across the Valley, leaving farmers and residents without enough water for crops and daily

Pakistan has formally called on India to immediately resume the full and normal implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), stressing that the longstanding agreement remains binding and operational. This demand follows a supplemental ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), which reaffirmed its authority to adjudicate the Kishenganga-Ratle hydropower