IWT suspension violates int'l law, says Sherry

Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change Chairperson Senator Sherry Rehman on Tuesday said India's continued attempt to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance was contrary to international law and established principles governing transboundary water cooperation.

In a statement, she said the treaty contained no provision allowing either party to suspend or terminate it unilaterally, adding that Pakistan, as the lower riparian state, viewed the issue with "the utmost seriousness".

Sherry said the IWT remained in force under international law.