India’s IWT letter a ploy, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers in the upper house of parliament urged the government to respond effectively to India’s attempt to amend the Indus Waters Treaty, a World Bank-brokered agreement between the two rival countries to conserve the available water in the Indus River and its tributaries. to share. .
A number of senators, including opposition leader Senator Shahabad WA seem, Senator Mush hid Husain Saied and Senator Kamran Mutate, drew attention on Friday to a message sent through the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), a bilateral committee made up of officials from India and Pakistan. On January 25, India sent a message to Pakistan to renegotiate the treaty, which regulates water sharing for six rivers – Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Beas, Ravi and Sutlej.
Mush hid Hussein Slayed said Pakistan needs internal unity to respond effectively to India. He regretted that the army and the judiciary are being targeted and that political actors are seriously accusing each other. Referring to the ongoing political unrest, he said the coalition government should sit down with Pakistan’s Three-e-Inset (PTI) to resolve the crisis.
“If we can talk to the Taliban and [Indian Prime Minister Narendra] Modi, why can’t we talk to the senator, who is a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), said the government should abide by the constitution and hold elections within the allotted time.
On January 25, India sent a message to Pakistan to renegotiate the treaty, which regulates water sharing for six rivers – Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Beas, Ravi and Sutlej.
