Former President of the National Defence University, Lieutenant General (retd) Amir Riaz, said that India is violating the Indus Waters Treaty by constructing water reservoirs on various rivers linked to Pakistan, and suggested a five-point strategy to thwart India’s nefarious objectives.
Aamer Riaz proposes 5-point strategy to counter India’s Indus Treaty Violations
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP): Former President of the National Defence University, Lieutenant General (retd) Aamer Riaz, said that India is violating the Indus Waters Treaty by constructing water reservoirs on various rivers linked to Pakistan, and suggested a five-point strategy to thwart India’s nefarious objectives.
Aamer Riaz suggested adopting legal and diplomatic measures to resolve the issue, emphasizing technical and operational preparedness, developing an effective domestic water management system, and implementing integrated deterrence by formulating Pakistan’s own red lines.
He expressed these views on Tuesday while speaking at the International Seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty.
Aamer Riaz said that the Indus waters are part of an ancient civilization and constitute a matter of Pakistan’s national security and national interest.
He added that India has been attempting to undermine the treaty for the past ten years under various pretexts, aiming to weaken and isolate Pakistan.
However, he asserted that India would not succeed in its nefarious designs.
Highlighting the importance of the treaty, he said that it consists of 12 articles that resolved water disputes between Pakistan and India.
The former NDU president described the treaty as a comprehensive and sustainable mechanism to prevent more serious conflicts between the two countries.
He said that the Indus Waters Treaty is more important than water for Pakistan and that India is continuously violating its provisions.
He said that India has built two water reservoirs on the Indus River, while work on a third is underway.
Similarly, India has completed five water reservoir projects on the Jhelum River, of which the Kishanganga Dam is the most important.
Furthermore, he said that the issue of the Chenab River is the most serious, where India has built several water reservoirs.
Four projects have been completed, while work on five others is underway.
He also said that the water of the Sutlej River is being diverted through the Chenab-Sutlej Link Canal.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musaddiq Malik, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, among others, also addressed the seminar.
