Overview

• India has kept the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance since April’s Pahalgam terror attack, linking its pause to demands that Pakistan curb cross-border terrorism.
• Official Pakistani data shows river flows in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are down about 20% from last year, pushing reservoirs toward dead-level and threatening the kharif sowing season.
• The central government has launched work on a 113-km canal to transfer surplus water from the Chenab, Jhelum and Indus to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and is exploring a 160-km tunnel to carry water to Gangasagar.
• Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has rejected plans to export western river flows to other states, citing drought-like conditions and demanding priority for domestic projects such as the Tulbul navigation barrage and local irrigation upgrades.
• Pakistan has sent four formal letters urging New Delhi to reinstate the treaty, warning that continued curbs on water supply jeopardize its agriculture, economy and food security ahead of the monsoon.