Pakistan Cries 'Unprecedented Crisis' to UN Over India's Indus Water Treaty Move

• Pakistan has sent a frantic message to the UN, claiming India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has created an "unprecedented crisis" for its water security and threatens regional stability.
• Usman Jadoon, Pakistan's UN representative, labeled India's decision as the "weaponization of water" and accused New Delhi of breaching the 1960 treaty.
• India suspended the IWT following the deadly Pahalgam attack on April 22, 2025, carried out by a Pakistan-based terror outfit, an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
• Pakistan alleges India has committed "several violations" of the treaty, including unannounced disruptions of downstream water flows and withholding critical hydrological data.
• The IWT, brokered by the UN, governs the sharing of the Indus River system, with India having unrestricted use of eastern rivers and Pakistan receiving water from western rivers.

Why It Matters: Pakistan warns the UN of an "unprecedented crisis" due to India's Indus Water Treaty suspension after a terror attack.