BJP MPs echoed the Prime Minister’s remarks. Jagdambika Pal termed the treaty a “betrayal” of farmers, stressing that Nehru should have sought Parliament’s approval before signing it.
August 19, 2025India placed the IWT in abeyance earlier this year after the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April, which killed 26 people, citing its sovereign right to act under international law until Pakistan permanently renounces support for cross-border terrorism.
August 13, 2025Speaking to members of the Pakistani-American community in Tampa, Florida, Munir said Islamabad would defend its water rights “at all costs,” insisting that the Indus River “is not the Indians’ family property.”
August 11, 2025Jaishankar asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken corrective steps that previous governments claimed were impossible.
July 30, 2025“We are an upper riparian state and have been generous to Pakistan. But the time for unilateral goodwill is over,” he stated.
May 30, 2025“India entered into the Indus Water Treaty 65 years ago in good faith,” Harish said.
May 24, 2025"The Indus Waters Treaty will continue to be in abeyance. There is no linkage between the ceasefire agreement and this matter," a senior official said.
May 10, 2025Pakistan relies heavily on the Indus river system—comprising the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers—for irrigation that sustains its agriculture.
May 6, 2025Zardari’s speech, addressing the crowd, criticized India's decision, vowing that Pakistanis would stand united against Indian aggression over the Indus River.
April 26, 2025He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong words following the attack, where the PM vowed to pursue terrorists “to the end of the earth.”
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