Pakistan warns against unilateral moves on Indus Waters Treaty, urges India to pursue dialogue

ISLAMABAD, July 1– Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Tuesday warned against any unilateral attempt to alter or undermine the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying such actions would violate international law and threaten regional peace.

Addressing an international seminar titled Indus Waters Treaty: An Instrument of Peace and Regional Stability, the deputy prime minister said Pakistan remained firmly committed to the treaty and would safeguard its water rights through all available legal means.

“The weaponization of shared waters and the breach of binding international treaties set dangerous precedents, dent national credibility and erode the foundations of interstate cooperation,” Dar said.