India Brands Indus Treaty Arbitration "Illegal"; Pakistan's Sharif Slams It, PM Orders Water Security Measures

India has declared the Hague-based Indus Water Treaty arbitration illegal and suspended the 1960 treaty. Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif denounces the move as "water weaponisation" and convenes a high-level committee to secure national water interests—issuing notices to complainants in the treaty dispute.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced to strengthen water storage. This decision has come after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty. Pakistan's agriculture is dependent on the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers and a decrease in the water level can lead to a food crisis. Sharif said that the government will work on increasing the water storage capacity.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced that his government will strengthen the method of water storage. This decision has come at a time when India took the step of suspending the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Pakistan's large-scale agriculture is dependent on the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers. If the water level of these rivers decreases, Pakistan will become destitute and will crave for every drop of water.

Pak PM Shahbaz Sharif spoke on this issue during his visit to the National Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday. According to the government news agency Associated Press of Pakistan, he said that the enemy wants to take action against the water treaty.