Amid nuclear threats and war-related remarks by senior Pakistani leaders and its army chief Asim Munir, Islamabad has urged India to restart the "normal functioning" of the Indus Waters Treaty . New Delhi has kept the treaty in abeyance since May, after the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan’s foreign office said it is committed to the full implementation of the treaty and welcomed the interpretation of the Court of Arbitration on the matter.
The request came after Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, issued a nuclear war warning and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto made statements calling for action over India’s position on the water-sharing agreement .
In a statement on Monday, Pakistan’s foreign office said, "Pakistan is committed to the full implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty and also expects India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the treaty."
It welcomed the interpretation related to the Indus Waters Treaty made by the Court of Arbitration on August 8.
India has never recognised the proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, after Pakistan objected to certain design elements of two projects under the treaty.
The Pakistan's foreign office claimed the award explains the design criteria for new run-of-river hydropower projects to be built by India on the Western Rivers — Chenab, Jhelum, and Indus.
A day after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, India took several measures against Pakistan, including putting the Indus Waters Treaty in “abeyance.”
"Pakistan expects India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the Treaty," the foreign ministry said in a post on X.
Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said that India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty is an attack on the Indus Valley civilisation and culture. "The Indus Civilisation is connected to this river," he said, adding that an attack on the Indus River is an "attack on our civilisation, our history, and our culture."
Meanwhile, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) issued a strong statement in response to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff during his visit to the United States. "Our attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff while on a visit to the United States. Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade," the MEA official spokesperson said.
Pakistan’s foreign office said it is committed to the full implementation of the treaty and welcomed the interpretation of the Court of Arbitration on the matter.
The request came after Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, issued a nuclear war warning and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto made statements calling for action over India’s position on the water-sharing agreement .
In a statement on Monday, Pakistan’s foreign office said, "Pakistan is committed to the full implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty and also expects India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the treaty."
It welcomed the interpretation related to the Indus Waters Treaty made by the Court of Arbitration on August 8.
India has never recognised the proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, after Pakistan objected to certain design elements of two projects under the treaty.
The Pakistan's foreign office claimed the award explains the design criteria for new run-of-river hydropower projects to be built by India on the Western Rivers — Chenab, Jhelum, and Indus.
A day after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, India took several measures against Pakistan, including putting the Indus Waters Treaty in “abeyance.”
"Pakistan expects India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the Treaty," the foreign ministry said in a post on X.
Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said that India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty is an attack on the Indus Valley civilisation and culture. "The Indus Civilisation is connected to this river," he said, adding that an attack on the Indus River is an "attack on our civilisation, our history, and our culture."
Meanwhile, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) issued a strong statement in response to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff during his visit to the United States. "Our attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff while on a visit to the United States. Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade," the MEA official spokesperson said.
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