Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday (December 19, 2025) that India is continuously weakening the Indus Water Treaty and such violation is an attack on the basic principles of the agreement. Ishaq Dar is also the Foreign Minister of Pakistan. He was speaking to the media a day after Pakistan sought clarification from India regarding changes in the flow of Chenab river.
He said, ‘We saw India’s unilateral withdrawal from the Indus Waters Treaty in April this year… But now we are seeing serious violations by India that strike at the core principles of the Indus Waters Treaty and have serious consequences for both regional stability and the sanctity of international law.’
A day after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 this year, India took several punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspending the 1960 Indus Water Treaty. This treaty, brokered by the World Bank, has governed the distribution and use of the waters of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan since 1960.
Ishaq Dar also mentioned that due to water manipulation by India, Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner had to write a letter to his Indian counterpart seeking clarification on the matter. He also alleged that manipulation of Indus Basin water at a critical time of the agricultural cycle is a direct threat to lives and livelihoods in Pakistan.
The Pakistani Foreign Minister said that India has stopped sharing information, hydrological data and joint monitoring as required under the treaty, due to which Pakistan has come under threat of floods and drought. He said that stopping the water supply would be considered an act of war.
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