Islamabad:
Pakistan has formally presented detailed concerns to the Permanent Arbitration Court (PCA) and accused India of having the weapon on Western Rivers’ Waters – a serious violation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), Islamabad said.
According to the 32 additional allocation of the competence of the Court of Arbitration, which is currently investigating Pakistan’s complaint under IWT, Islamabad has highlighted alarming shifts in Indian policy since April 23, 2025.
“Pakistan claims that ‘India’s policy on’ Abeyance ‘since April 23, 2025, together with public rhetoric, has stabbed the threats and perhaps the realization of its new approach: to use dams to manipulate or refuse downstream releases to Pakistan’,” the award states.
Pakistan explains what it means in “weapons development” has outlined three primary ways in which India could exercise control of the flow of western rivers, allegedly contrary to the treaty.
“Pakistan recalls that ‘weapons education’ in this context relates to three ways in which India can control waters in the western rivers: ‘(a) Discontinuation of water supply used for downstream irrigation through the filling of significant steamer and other reservoirs; Earth, infrastructure and people living downstream ‘notice the “price.
On June 27, the International Court made an important decision on its authority to hear Pakistan’s case.
The Court held unanimously: “India’s attitude that it holds the treaty in ‘Abeyance’, but this attitude may be characterized as a matter of international law does not deprive the court of arbitration for competence.”
The order further elaborates and recognizes Pakistan’s view that India’s “monkey” position is not only rhetorical but actively undermines treaty obligations.
“The international court in its award has highlighted Pakistan’s response to India’s policy of holding the Treaty in ‘Abeyance’.”
The Court quotes directly from Pakistan’s submission and notes: “The Court in its order says that according to Pakistan, ‘the rhetoric of India’s officials and stoked clinging of the Indian media in the period since April 23 NOW that weapons scenarios are far from hypothetical’.”
Monitoring data collected by Pakistani authorities also constitutes part of Islamabad’s evidence of the court.
“Based on its monitoring of the flow of the Western rivers in Pakistan, Pakistan also maintains that this ‘data shows Prima Facie that since India’s 23 April’ Abeyance ‘declaration has acted in material ignorations of the operational restrictions in paragraph 15 of Annexure D, caused – without a doubt – so far -reaching variations in the downfall to Pakistan’.
To support this claim, Islamabad has provided river flow data showing deviations after April.
“In support of this claim, Pakistan delivers current power flow data for Chenab, as it enters Pakistan, represented as hydrographers, as Pakistan says ‘shows two significant flow variation episodes, one at the beginning of May and the other at the end of the month and extends to June’.”
Further analysis of the data suggests intentional manipulation of water flow from India, Pakistan claims.
“According to Pakistan, they are ‘flow variations indicated in these hydrographs, almost certainly the result of emptying and filling the Baglihar HEP reservoir involving both its 37.5 mm3 of allocated pond and in all probability, a significant volume of death storage’, with the tip of the sediment concentration, which indicated ‘.
Efforts to seek clarification from Indian colleagues, says Pakistan, went unanswered.
“While Pakistan’s Commissioner of Indus Waters wrote to India’s Commissioner of Indus Waters on May 27, 2025, who sought an explanation of these spikes, Pakistan indicates that it received no response from the filing of Pakistan’s submission,” the award confirms.
Pakistan’s final assessment paints a gloomy image of India’s intentions under Dekke of “Abeyance.”
“In Pakistan’s opinion, it is therefore that whatever was the point of origin, India’s policy on” monkey “is now merely coverage, behind which India is in violation of its treaty obligation.” “
The Court of Arbitration is chairman of Professor Sean D. Murphy of the United States and includes Professor Wouter Buytaert (Belgium), Professor Jeffrey P. Minear (USA), Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawnh (Jordan) and Dr. Donald Blackmore (Australia).
According to legal observers, the final award on Pakistan’s long -standing complaint is expected to India’s alleged Treaty violations -especially regarding design changes to Kis -Garda Hydro -electric (KHEP) and Ratle Hydro -electric Plant (RHEP) on the western rivers -issued later this summer.
