'Weaponisation of water': Pak seeks Canada's help to revive Indus Waters Treaty with India
Pakistan has requested Canadian support to restore the Indus Waters Treaty, claiming India is weaponizing water by suspending the agreement. India maintains the treaty remains in abeyance due to Pakistan's failure to address cross-border terrorism.
Why it matters
The dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty is a critical geopolitical flashpoint that impacts regional stability and the survival of millions dependent on the river basin.
Pakistan's deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar on Monday sought Canada's support for the restoration of the Indus Waters Treaty between New Delhi and Islamabad.Addressing a joint press conference with Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand in Islamabad, Dar said India had "added a new dynamic into an already volatile security situation" by putting the agreement in abeyance."We seek the support of our friendly countries, including Canada, towards India's immediate restoration of the IWT, ending the weaponisation of water and upholding international law and treaty obligations as per international law and practices," Dar said.The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960 is a World Bank-brokered agreement between India and Pakistan that governs the sharing of the waters of the six rivers of the Indus basin, allocating the eastern rivers to India and the western rivers largely to Pakistan.India suspended the 1960 water-sharing agreement following the Pakistan-linked terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir,…
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