Pakistan, July 16 -- Pakistan on Wednesday told a United Nations ministerial meeting India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty threatened the water security and livelihoods of 240 million people, urging the international community to uphold international treaty obligations.

The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank and signed in 1960, has governed the sharing of the Indus river system between India and Pakistan for more than six decades. India announced it was suspending the treaty after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last year that killed 26 people, accusing Pakistan of supporting the militants responsible. Islamabad denied any involvement and has rejected New Delhi's move, arguing that the treaty cannot be suspe...