Pakistan urges India to reconsider Indus Water Treaty abeyance
PTC News Desk: Pakistan has reportedly urged India to reconsider its decision to to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance. Pakistan's Ministry of Water Resources has reportedly written a letter to New Delhi to resume the flow of rivers into its territory under the Indus Waters Treaty, according to the reports.
The Indus Water treaty was put in abeyance as a part of India's diplomatic rebuke in response to the horrific Pahalgam attacks on April 22 which left 26 civilians dead, mostly tourists. The treaty is a pivotal water-sharing accord that has endured for more than six decades. The plea comes days after India halted the 1960 agreement in wake of Pakistan-back terrorist attack.
India, invoking its national security prerogative, has placed the treaty in abeyance until Islamabad "credibly and irrevocably" ends its support for terrorism.
The appeal is learnt to have been made in a letter by the secretary of Pakistan's ministry of water resources, Syed Ali Murtaza, to India’s Jal Shakti ministry secretary Debashree Mukherjee.
India is yet to respond over the letter from Pakistan.
Prime Minister Modi in his address following Operation Sindoor emphasised that 'water and blood cannot flow together'.
With India having suspended the treaty, it is no longer obligated to share water flow data with Pakistan following the release or opening of gates. As a result, Pakistan is experiencing the impact of inconsistent water flow just ahead of the upcoming sowing season.
- PTC NEWS
