Pakistan formally urged the United Nations Security Council to take up its dispute with India over the Indus Waters Treaty, warning of “grave peace and security, and humanitarian consequences” for South Asia. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar sent a letter to the UNSC president marking one year since India’s unilateral suspension of the treaty — a move Pakistan calls illegal.
The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, has been one of the most durable water-sharing agreements in history, surviving three wars between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. India’s decision to hold it in abeyance has raised alarm among water-security experts and diplomatic observers alike. Pakistan’s appeal to the Security Council signals that bilateral channels have yielded little progress.
