Pakistan wants ‘strict’ IWT implementation
UNITED NATIONS: A top Pakistani diplomat on Tuesday called for “strict” implementation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a World Bank-negotiated water-distribution agreement between India and Pakistan, as he underscored the need to address the looming water crisis.
“Increasing water demand, coupled with climate change impacts, creates the potential for trans-boundary water disputes in several parts of the world,” Ambassador Munir Akram told the UN Security Council’s high-level debate on the impact of climate change and food insecurity on international peace and security.
“Pakistan attaches high priority to the strict implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty,” the Pakistani envoy stressed in the course of the day-long debate, which was convened by Guyana, the president of the Security Council for February. Nearly 90 countries took part.
Pakistan, he added, aims to reinvigorate the Indus River basin — the largest contiguous irrigation system in the world, which provides food security to over 225 million people.
“To this end, Pakistan has launched the multi-dimensional Living Indus projects,” Ambassador Akram told the 15-member Council.
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