Overview
- Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir told a Corps Commanders’ Conference on Monday that the military will take “all measures necessary” to ensure Pakistan receives its share of Indus basin water.
- India has kept the World Bank‑brokered 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance since April 2025, saying the pause is a response to Pakistan’s alleged support for cross‑border terrorism and a means of pressure.
- Pakistani leaders say the treaty contains no clause for unilateral suspension and are pursuing legal, diplomatic and technical steps to defend water rights, urging the World Bank, UN rapporteurs and courts to uphold the pact.
- A surfaced video of US‑designated Lashkar‑e‑Taiba operative Haris Dar has suggested extremist actors may try to exploit the water dispute, raising fears of non‑state violence linked to the row.
- Experts warn the dispute risks severe humanitarian and economic harm because Pakistan’s farms, power and livelihoods depend on the Indus system, and climate change and glacier melt make cooperative management more urgent.