Pakistan, May 25 -- Pakistan strongly criticized India at a United Nations forum, accusing it of using water as a weapon by suspending the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Addressing the UN Security Council's informal Arria Formula meeting, Pakistan's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, warned of the serious consequences of India's "malevolent designs" to block or divert water flowing into Pakistan.

The meeting, focused on "Protecting Water in Armed Conflict," was hosted by Slovenia along with Algeria, Panama, Sierra Leone, and the Global Alliance to Spare Water from Armed Conflicts. Jadoon stressed that any attempt to disrupt Pakistan's water supply is a clear violation of international humanitarian and hu...