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Environment
Abid Hussain

Is the Indus Waters Treaty the latest India-Pakistan flashpoint?

The Indus Waters Treaty grants Pakistan control of three western rivers, including Indus River, whereas India is allowed usage of three eastern rivers [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – For more than 60 years, India and Pakistan have jointly managed the waters of six rivers of the Indus basin that gave birth to one of the oldest human civilisations.

Despite four wars and near-constant tension between them, the South Asian neighbours used the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to irrigate the fertile lands on both sides of their border.

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