Arbitration Court Upheld Pakistan’s Stance On Indus Water Treaty

The Court of Arbitration in The Hague stated that India’s move to suspend the Indus Water Treaty did not affect the court’s authority to hear the case. It does not stop the court from hearing the complaints of a party.

India put the Indus Water Treaty on hold after a terror attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam which claimed 26 lives. Without presenting any proof, India started blaming Pakistan and held IWT in abeyance. Pakistan dubbed it “an act of war”. The Indus Water Treaty does not allow unilateral suspension.