India at UN: Pakistan violated Indus waters treaty with wars, terror attacks

India ripped through Pakistans disinformation at the UN on the Indus Waters Treaty asserting that Islamabad violated its spirit by inflicting three wars and thousands of terror attacks on India that sought to hold hostage lives of civilians religious harmony and economic prosperity reported PTIWe are constrained to respond to the disinformation being carried out by the delegation of Pakistan with regard to the Indus Waters Treaty India has always acted in a responsible manner as an upper riparian state Indias Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said on Friday reported PTIHarish was addressing the UN Security Council Arria Formula meeting organised by the Permanent Mission of Slovenia on Protecting Water in Armed Conflict Protecting Civilian LivesHarish highlighted four aspects to expose the disinformation by Pakistan which spoke about Indias decision to suspend the Indus Waters TreatyIn the wake of the horrific April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 civilians were killed India had decided that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 would be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for crossborder terrorismHarish told the UN meeting that India had entered into the Indus Waters Treaty 65 years ago in good faithNoting that the Preamble of the Treaty describes that it was concluded in a spirit of good will and friendship Harish said throughout these six and a half decades Pakistan has violated the spirit of the treaty by inflicting three wars and thousands of terror attacks on India reported PTIThe Indian envoy underlined that in the last four decades more than 20000 Indian lives have been lost in terror attacks the most recent of which was the dastardly targeted terror attack on tourists in PahalgamEven as India has shown extraordinary patience and magnanimity throughout this period Harish said Pakistans statesponsored crossborder terrorism in India seeks to hold hostage the lives of civilians religious harmony and economic prosperityHarish pointed out that India has formally asked Pakistan to discuss the modifications of the Treaty on several occasions in the past two years but Islamabad continues to reject thesePakistans obstructionist approach continues to prevent the exercise of full utilisation of legitimate rights by India he said reported PTIFurther Harish said that in the past 65 years farreaching fundamental changes have taken place not only in terms of escalating security concerns through crossborder terror attacks but also growing requirements for producing clean energy climate change and demographic changeTechnology for dam infrastructure has transformed to ensure the safety and efficiency of operations and water use Some of the old dams are facing serious safety concerns he said adding that Pakistan has continued to consistently block any changes to this infrastructure and any modifications of the provisions which is permissible under the Treaty reported PTIHe noted that in 2012 terrorists even attacked the Tulbul Navigation Project in Jammu and KashmirThese cynical acts continue to endanger the safety of our projects and the lives of civilians It is against this backdrop that India has finally announced that the treaty will be in abeyance until Pakistan which is a global epicentre of terror credibly and irrevocably ends its support for crossborder terrorism It is clear that it is Pakistan which remains in violation of the Indus Waters TreatyEarlier in the day Harish delivered a strong response to Pakistan at a UNSC open debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict calling out Pakistans grossly hypocritical behaviour and asserting that a nation that makes no distinction between terrorists and civilians has no credentials to speak about protecting civiliansAfter Pakistans Ambassador at the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad raked the Kashmir issue and spoke about the recent conflict between the two nucleararmed countries Harish slammed Pakistans baseless allegations and said India experienced decades of Pakistanisponsored terrorist attacks across its bordersThis has ranged from the horrific 2611 attack on the city of Mumbai to the barbaric mass murder of innocent tourists in Pahalgam in April 2025 The victims of Pakistani terrorism have been predominantly civilians since its objective has been to attack our prosperity progress and morale For such a nation to even participate in a discussion on the protection of civilians is an affront to the international community Harish said reported PTITensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam attack which claimed 26 lives India launched Operation Sindoor under which it carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7 following which Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8 9 and 10The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions The onground hostilities ended with an understanding on stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10Harish told the UN Security Council that Pakistan has repeatedly used civilian cover to advance the cause of terrorismWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params