Pakistan, April 24 -- Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to intervene in India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. The appeal warns of serious security, environmental, and humanitarian risks for 240 million people. The move comes amid renewed diplomatic tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

A formal letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was submitted to the Council presidency. The document was handed over by Pakistan's UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad in New York. Pakistan called India's suspension of the treaty illegal and demanded its full restoration.

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Islamabad urged the Council to ensure immediate resumption of treaty obligations an...