Pakistan, July 6 -- Attaullah Tarar has rejected India's attempts to unilaterally suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, saying such actions have no legal or moral standing and reaffirming Pakistan's commitment to protecting its water rights.

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In a statement issued on Monday, the federal information minister said Pakistan's right to water under the Indus Waters Treaty is inalienable and remains essential to the country's survival. He described water as Pakistan's lifeline and stressed that the government would safeguard those rights under all circumstances.

Tarar said India's unilateral efforts to keep the treaty in abeyance lack both legal validity and moral ju...