Pakistan's population has an inalienable right to water from the Indus, says info minister
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated that the country's population has an inalienable right to water from the Indus River. The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960, allocates the western rivers to Pakistan and the eastern rivers to India. The treaty has been a point of contention between the two countries, with Pakistan accusing India of unilaterally holding the treaty in abeyance and manipulating the river flow.
- ▪Pakistan's Indus Waters Commissioner Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah wrote to his Indian counterpart four times regarding fluctuations in the Chenab River flow, but received no response.
- ▪The Indus Waters Treaty allocates the eastern rivers to India and the western rivers to Pakistan, and establishes mechanisms for data-sharing and dispute resolution.
- ▪Pakistan has tried to keep the channel of communication and data-sharing under the treaty active despite India holding it in abeyance.
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| Publication time | Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:58:34 +0500 |
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Indus commissioner says he wrote to Indian counterpart 4 times over Chenab fluctuations, but no reply so far News Desk Published June 30, 2026 4 Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah addresses a seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty in Islamabad. — Screengrab via Pakistan TV/ YouTube Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addresses a seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty in Islamabad on Tuesday. — Screengrab via PakistanTV/YouTube Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah said on Tuesday that he had written to his Indian counterpart regarding fluctuations in the flow of the Chenab River four times since last April — when New Delhi unilaterally…
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