- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls for the position of “dangerous preceding” India.
- Said the armament of water for the irresponsible political ends.
- “Pakistan will take all necessary measures to protect its rights.”
Islamabad: Pakistan firmly condemned the assertion of the Indian Minister of India, Amit Shah, the Industry Water Treaty (IWT) “will never be restored”, calling it a blatant violation of international law and a dangerous precedent.
“The declaration reflects a cheeky contempt for the sacred nature of international agreements,” said the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shafqat Ali Khan, in a statement published in response to Shah’s comments.
India has ensured that its participation in the 1960 treaty, which governs the use of the Industry river system after 26 civilians in Indian illegally occupy Jammu-et-Cachemire (Iiojk) were killed in what Delhi described as an act of terror.
The treaty guaranteed water access for 80% of Pakistani farms through three rivers from India.
Pakistan denied participation in the incident, but the agreement remains dormant despite a cease-fire agreed by the two nuclear arms neighbors last month after their worst fights for decades.
Speaking to India timeThe Indian Minister of India has declared that India will never restore the Industry Water Treaty with Islamabad, and that the water flowing in Pakistan will be diverted for internal use.
“We will take water flowing in Pakistan to Rajasthan by building a channel. Pakistan will be hungry for water that it has become unjustified,” said Shah, referring to the state of northwestern India.
“The Industry Water Treaty is not a political arrangement, but an international treaty without provision for unilateral action,” said FO spokesperson. “The illegal announcement of India to maintain the in suspense treaty constitutes a clear violation of international law, the provisions of the Treaty itself and the fundamental principles governing inter-state relations.”
Calling India’s position as an “reckless and dangerous precedent”, the FO added that such behavior “undermines the credibility of international agreements” and raises serious questions about “the reliability and reliability of a state which openly refuses to fulfill its legal obligations”.
The spokesperson has also warned that “the armament of water for political purposes is irresponsible and contrary to the established standards of behavior responsible for the state”, urging India to “immediately cancel its unilateral and illegal position”.
“Pakistan remains firmly attached to the treaty,” said the press release, “and will take all the measures necessary to protect its legitimate rights and rights under it.”
Shah’s latest comments, the most powerful minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office, have attenuated Islamabad’s hopes for short -term treatments.
Last month, Reuters indicated that India planned to considerably increase the water it derives from a large river which feeds the Pakistani farms downstream, as part of the reprisal action.
The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to Reuters’ comments. But the ministry said in the past that the treaty has no provision for one side to withdraw unilaterally, and that any blockage of river water flowing towards Pakistan will be considered “an act of war”.
Islamabad also explores a legal challenge to India’s decision to maintain the treaty under international law.
– with an additional reuters input
