India unilaterally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty) with Pakistan on April 23, 2025, following the tragedy in Pahalgam in India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 tourists were mercilessly killed. The incident was widely followed by accusations against Kashmiris and Pakistan, and within no time the Treaty was suspended. Pakistan maintains that the episode bore the hallmarks of yet another false flag operation, used as a pretext for a decision that had long been contemplated.

Since then, Pakistan has raised the issue at international forums, emphatically pointing out that India cannot suspend the Treaty unilaterally to pursue ulterior aims and that water cannot be used as a weapon of war. Just as the UN Security Council has, for more than 77 years, failed to secure implementation of its resolutions granting the right of self-determination to the Kashmiris struggling against Indian rule, the World Bank — which brokered the Treaty — has refrained from taking punitive action against New Delhi. India may be a large country, but size does not absolve it of international responsibility. Its record of failing to honour commitments, including those relating to Kashmir and the assurances once given by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, remains deeply troubling.

Pakistan’s stance is right, just and fully in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty. International forums, including the International Court of........

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