Overview

• Pakistan’s water resources secretary Syed Ali Murtaza has sent four letters to New Delhi since May, urging reversal of the April 23 suspension of the 1960 treaty.
• India has declined to engage on the pact, stating it will remain in abeyance until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably” ends support for cross-border terrorism.
• New Delhi has stopped sharing flow data for the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers and is pressing ahead with plans for a 130-kilometre canal and reservoir desilting.
• Pakistan faces a severe water crisis, with officials warning of potential damage to Rabi crops and a looming agricultural emergency.
• The World Bank has refused to intervene in Islamabad’s pleas, leaving diplomatic efforts stalled as both sides stick to their positions.