Pakistan, July 2 -- The international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) held in Islamabad on 30th June effectively highlighted that the water dispute between India and Pakistan is rapidly evolving from a technical resource-sharing disagreement into a severe geopolitical, environmental, and humanitarian flashpoint. Titled "Indus Water Treaty: An Instrument of Peace & Regional Stability," the landmark conference underscores how India's decision to place the World Bank-brokered 1960 accord "in abeyance" transforms water into a tool of strategic leverage.

The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty is a landmark agreement that establishes crucial institutional mechanisms to prevent conflict over the shared river system. For Pakistan, the system is a...