Pakistan, July 23 -- Pakistan has strongly rejected India's remarks at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), describing New Delhi's decision to place the decades-old agreement in abeyance as "simply illegal" and contrary to international law.

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Speaking during a UNSC open debate on natural resource governance, Pakistan's First Secretary Ansar Shah responded to comments made by India's Permanent Representative Harish Parvathaneni, who had linked the treaty to allegations of cross-border terrorism and claimed that such concerns had undermined bilateral cooperation.

Rejecting India's position, Shah said the treaty contains no provi...