Islamabad, Dec. 19 -- Pakistan has strongly condemned India's unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), calling it a violation of international law and warned that it posed a serious threat to regional peace and stability.
Addressing foreign diplomats in Islamabad, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said India's move endangered millions of Pakistani lives and livelihoods that depend on the treaty-regulated river system, arguing inaccurately that the suspension was a breach of international law, including the Vienna Convention.
While the claim is not entirely unsubstantiated, India has repeatedly argued that the current geo-political scenario since 1960 has changed considerably, when the treaty was signed as...