Pakistan, July 3 -- The international seminar titled "Indus Waters Treaty: An Instrument of Peace and Regional Stability," organised by the Institute of Regional Studies in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is a timely initiative. At a moment when the future of the Indus Waters Treaty has become a subject of growing regional concern, informed public discussion is urgently needed. Water rarely receives sustained attention in Pakistan's political discourse, yet for a country whose economy and food security depend heavily on agriculture, few issues are more consequential.

Nearly 80 per cent of Pakistan's cultivated land relies on the Indus river system. Water is not simply another policy issue. It underpins ag...