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\nPakistan has called on India to fully comply with the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), warning that India\u2019s unilateral suspension earlier this year represents a \u201cdeliberate weaponisation of shared natural resources\u201d that threatens ecosystems and the livelihoods of millions.
\nAmbassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan\u2019s permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks during a Security Council briefing on the environmental impact of armed conflict and climate-driven security risks.
\n\u201cIndia\u2019s unlawful unilateral decision undermines the letter and spirit of the treaty, disrupts data sharing, and endangers the lives of millions who depend on these waters for food and energy security,\u201d Ahmad said. \u201cSuch acts do not harm only one country, they weaken confidence in international water law and set a precedent for resource-based coercion elsewhere.\u201d
\nHe described India\u2019s move as a violation of a treaty that has governed equitable water sharing between the two countries for more than six decades. The envoy recalled that the 1960 treaty, mediated by the World Bank, allocates the six rivers of the Indus basin between India and Pakistan, giving Pakistan control over the western rivers and India over the eastern rivers.
\nDisputes over India\u2019s hydropower projects on the western rivers have been a source of tension for years, culminating in arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague. In 2025, the PCA reaffirmed the treaty\u2019s continuing validity and its dispute settlement mechanisms, ruling that no party can unilaterally suspend the agreement.
\n\u201cNo provision of the treaty allows unilateral suspension or modification,\u201d Ahmad stressed. \u201cWe therefore expect full respect for the treaty and an early return to compliance and normal functioning through established channels.\u201d
\nThe ambassador also highlighted the link between environmental degradation and broader security challenges. He noted that armed conflict and climate-related stress, including rising sea levels, pose existential threats to vulnerable nations, and urged the Security Council to focus on early conflict prevention, integrate environmental considerations into peace operations, uphold international humanitarian law, and ensure coordinated post-conflict ecological recovery.
\nAhmad further called for new, predictable, grant-based climate and biodiversity financing. \u201cEnvironmental damage in conflict is not just collateral\u2014it can be a multiplier of insecurity,\u201d he said, reiterating Pakistan\u2019s commitment to international cooperation to transform shared natural resources into instruments of collaboration rather than contention. He warned that such support must not increase debt burdens or be double-counted with development or humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Backs UN resolution to delist Syrian leaders, calls for stability and reconstruction new york Pakistan has called on India to fully comply with the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), warning that India\u2019s unilateral suspension earlier this year represents a \u201cdeliberate weaponisation of shared natural resources\u201d that threatens ecosystems and the livelihoods of millions. Ambassador Asim Iftikhar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-513201","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n