Water crisis needs more than politics, says Hamdard Shura
India’s unilateral actions on Indus Waters Treaty termed violation of international law By IV Report KARACHI: The Hamdard Shura—a monthly thinkers’ forum hosted under the aegis of Hamdard Foundation Pakistan (HFP)—convened on May 14 to deliberate on the country’s worsening water crisis, with retired General Moinuddin Haider, former governor of Sindh, chairing the session. Held under the theme “Pakistan’s Water Crisis: Technical or Political?” , the session attracted a diverse panel of experts and thinkers, including HFP President Sadia Rashid, who jointly raised alarm over the national water emergency and the geopolitical tensions surrounding it. Speakers at the forum criticised the Indian government’s announcement to unilaterally halt water flow to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it a “grave violation of international law.” “India must understand that if this treaty is annulled, Pakistan will once again have a rightful claim over the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi riv...