{"id":65358,"date":"2026-06-30T10:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=65358"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:41:48","slug":"indias-abrogation-of-indus-water-treaty-will-not-affect-pakistan-only-but-all-downstream-countries-islamabad-conference-warns-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/indias-abrogation-of-indus-water-treaty-will-not-affect-pakistan-only-but-all-downstream-countries-islamabad-conference-warns-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s Abrogation of Indus Water Treaty will not Affect Pakistan only but All Downstream Countries : Islamabad Conference Warns the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Tazeen Akhtar<\/p>\n

Pakistan has made it clear that International Arbitration Court has declared that India cannot build water reservoirs on the waters of Pakistan’s share, if the Indus Waters Treaty fails, its effects will not be limited to Pakistan alone, but will threaten every country in the world that depends on the upper and lower river systems, India is not only obstructing the flow of our water but also the third largest polluter in the world, under the Indus Waters Treaty, India cannot unilaterally divert water.<\/p>\n

Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, former federal minister Khurram Dastgir, former president National Defense University Lieutenant General (retd) Aamir Riaz, President of the Institute of Regional Studies Ambassador Johar Saleem, former federal law minister Ahmed Bilal Sufi, Indus Water Treaty Commissioner Syed Mehr Ali Shah and international water experts were also present.<\/p>\n

The Indus Water Treaty is one of the strongest treaties in the world, the problem is not the lack of availability or flow of water, but control, Pakistan faced devastating floods, this is not an environmental problem, it is a matter of justice, the livelihood of a large section of the population in Pakistan is agriculture which is related to water.<\/p>\n

Due to water scarcity, farmers in Pakistan are being forced to abandon agriculture, while its effects are not limited to Pakistan alone, but also affect other low-lying countries including Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

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Be it the Nile River, the Euphrates River or the Indus River, water-related challenges are similar in different regions of the world, so this problem is not just of one country but of global importance.<\/p>\n

Sometimes India releases very little water at the Marala Head Works and sometimes there is a sudden flash flood, which makes it clear that the real problem is not climate change but control over the flow of water. Using water as a weapon is a dangerous trend for the peace and stability of the region.<\/p>\n

Due to Indian actions, six thousand people have lost their lives in Pakistan and thousands have been injured, while such a huge human cost is not seen even in many wars.<\/p>\n

The Indus Waters Treaty is considered one of the strongest international treaties in the world and it has survived despite three wars between Pakistan and India. If even such a strong treaty cannot survive, then no international treaty in the world will be safe.<\/p>\n

The International Court of Arbitration has declared that no country can unilaterally suspend or terminate the Indus Waters Treaty, nor can it divert the flow of rivers in Pakistan\u2019s share, nor can it build reservoirs on these rivers that violate the treaty.<\/p>\n

Dushanbe Water Process ; Shared Resolve, Joint Efforts to Save Water – by Tazeen Akhtar from Pakistan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n