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Pakistan has once again urged India to restore the Indus Water Treaty, which New Delhi announced it was suspending a day after the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan said the recent verdict of the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration shows that the agreement is still “valid and functional”.

The proceedings in the Permanent Court of Arbitration were initiated after Pakistan raised objections to certain aspects of the design of two hydropower projects under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty, which India has never ratified.

India on Friday strongly rejected the decision, saying it has never recognised the so-called framework for dispute resolution with Pakistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement issued on Monday that the supplementary award delivered by the arbitration court on June 27 “reaffirms Pakistan’s position that the Indus Water Treaty is valid and operational, and India has no right to take unilateral action in respect of it.”

What Pakistan said?

The statement said, “We urge India to immediately restore the normal functioning of the Indus Water Treaty and fully and honestly fulfill its obligations under the treaty.”

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in a separate statement that the decision of the arbitration court has confirmed that the Indus Water Treaty is fully valid.

In a post on social media platform ‘X’ on Monday, he said, “Pakistan welcomes the supplementary award of the Court of Arbitration confirming its jurisdiction in the Kishanganga-Ratle case. This award confirms that the Indus Water Treaty is fully valid. India cannot suspend it unilaterally. Countries are measured by their compliance with international agreements. The Indus Water Treaty must be upheld both in letter and spirit.”

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