Tarar made the remarks while addressing a ceremony organised by the Institute of Strategic StudiesIslamabad to launch a report on the IWT issue. Tarar said that the IWT was legally binding upon both ...
Water and the IWT remain a contentious issue between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s unilateral abeyance of the accord in April last year — a move that was followed by a brief military conflict between the two sides in May 2025.
... that India could not set aside its international obligations when they became inconvenient, stressing that the status of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) had been reaffirmed by a court of arbitration.
Earlier this week, Pakistan organised a conference on the Indus and water sharing where the country’s Foreign MinisterIshaq Dar referred to the IWT as vital for “regional peace, stability and cooperation” ....