Pakistan slams India at UN over Indus treaty 'weaponisation'

Pakistan urged the United Nations to prevent the ?weaponisation? of shared natural resources after India moved to suspend parts of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT). Speaking at a UN Security Council discussion, Pakistan?s UN ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad argued that New Delhi?s unilateral step undermines confidence in international water law.

He said the IWT has worked for more than six decades to ensure equitable, predictable sharing of Indus Basin waters even during times of conflict, and warned that disrupting it threatens fragile ecosystems and millions of livelihoods downstream.

Islamabad maintains the treaty?brokered by the World Bank?contains no provision for unilateral suspension. Pakistani officials have repeatedly cautioned that attempts to obstruct river flows would be treated as an extremely serious provocation.

Pakistan also cited a June 27 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration that found India could not unilaterally derail the accord or the court?s jurisdiction in related disputes. Islamabad said it expects India to return to compliance in light of that decision.

The envoy called for environmental considerations to be integrated into UN peace operations and political missions, adding that global conflicts heighten climate and resource risks that demand collective management.