- Pakistan asks India to fulfill IWT obligations “Faithful”.
- FO says PCA decision came after India’s illegal message.
- “Award Vindicates India has no right to take one -sided action.”
Islamabad: Pakistan has called on India to immediately resume the normal function of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), as it has held in Abeyance since May, and to fully honor its treaty obligations under the permanent arbitration court (PCA) issued a “supplementary award” in the case.
“In a supplementary award announced on June 27, 2025, the court hearing the Pakistan-India Tvist on Kis-Ret and Ratle Hydroelectric projects has found that its competence remains intact and that it has a continued responsibility to promote these procedures in a timely, effective and fair way,” said the Foreign Office (FO) in a statement.
“The Court of Arbitration decided to announce this supplementary price in the wake of India’s illegal and unilateral announcement to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in Abeyance,” it added.
FO added that the award “Vindicates Pakistan’s attitude that the Indus Waters Treaty remains valid and operational and that India has no right to take one -sided action about it”.
After the killing of 26 people in Indian illegal Jammu and Kashmir in April, India held Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in Abeyance. New Delhi accuses Islamabad of orchestrating the deadly militant attack, a claim that Pakistan denies.
On the basis of these baseless claims, India started the war against Pakistan last month, which was the heaviest battle that had taken place between the two nearby nations for decades before a ceasefire was reached and broken by the United States.
The nuclear armed neighbors disagree on the use of the water from rivers flowing downstream from India into the Indus River Basin in Pakistan.
The use of the water is controlled by the Indus Waters Treaty, which was communicated by the World Bank and signed by the neighbors in September 1960. There is no provision in the Treaty for both country to unilaterally suspend or finish the covenant, which has clear dispute resolution systems.
Earlier, Pakistan PCA’s decision welcomed the PCA’s decision to issue a “supplementary allocation of competence” in the Indus Waters case and reiterated that India could not unilaterally keep the treaty in accordance.
According to the government’s statement, Pakistan PCA’s decision welcomed and stated that the court confirmed its competence despite India’s unilateral action against IWT.
“Pakistan looks forward to receiving the court’s award in the first phase of benefits over time after the hearing held at Peace Palace in The Hague in July 2024,” the statement says.
“The high priority at this time is that India and Pakistan find a way back to a meaningful dialogue, including about the use of the Indus Waters Treaty,” the government added.
The order
The Court of Arbitration has issued a supplementary award confirming its jurisdiction in the ongoing arbitration initiated by Pakistan against India under IWT.
The order concerns the recent development, including India’s Declaration in April 2025 that the Treaty would be held “in accordance.”
The unanimous judgment handed down on June 27, 2025, and bonding to both parties without appeal, confirmed that India’s unilateral decision to place the Treaty in Abeyance has no bearing on the jurisdiction of the court to judge the case.
Arbitration Proceedings between Pakistan and India under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) began formally at the Permanent Arbitration Court in The Hague following Pakistan’s request for the establishment of a court on August 19, 2016.
The legal process was initiated in accordance with Article IX in the Indus Waters Treaty, which provides a framework for dispute resolution between the two countries over water-related issues.
