Pakistan accuses India of water ‘weaponisation’ over Indus treaty suspension

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Pakistan accused India of 'weaponising' water after suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, warning of serious consequences for regional peace and security. The treaty governs water sharing between the nuclear-armed neighbors and has been a source of tension.

Islamabad has warned that any attempt by India to deprive Pakistan of its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty would amount to the “weaponisation of water” and could have serious consequences for regional peace and security. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and other government officials made the remarks at an international seminar on the 1960 World Bank – brokered treaty, which governs the sharing of water from the Indus River system between the nuclear-armed neighbours. The treaty has come...