
Implementation of Indus Waters Treaty
MANHATTAN: Ambassador Munir Akram, called for “strict” implementation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a World Bank-negotiated water-distribution agreement between India and Pakistan, as he underscored the need to address the looming water crisis. “Increasing water demand, coupled with climate change impacts, creates the potential for trans-boundary water disputes in several parts of the […]