British-Pakistani lawyers to form task force to back Pakistan’s Indus waters case — foreign office
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Tuesday a group of British-Pakistani lawyers has committed to form a task force to mobilize legal and diplomatic support for the country’s right to the continued flow of river waters after India announced it was suspending participation in the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) earlier this year.
The IWT, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, divides control of the Indus basin rivers between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. New Delhi decided to hold the treaty “in abeyance” after a gun attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in April that killed more than 26 tourists, for which it accused Pakistan.
Islamabad denied any involvement, calling New Delhi’s decision both illegal and “an act of war.”
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who is currently visiting the United Kingdom where he has met officials to deepen bilateral ties, addressed the British-Pakistani Lawyers Forum where he also highlighted the issue.
