India is considering plans to dramatically increase the water it draws from a major river that feeds Pakistani farms ...

It has also sought modification of the pact to get around such delays. Graphic: Map illustrating the Indus River system with its major rivers highlighted in blue, showing their geographical ...

While the latter flows to the east ... of a River The Indus is an antecedent river, which means it has existed for over 50 million years, since the Indian plate first collided with Asia and ...

The Indus Water ... and most vital river systems. The Indus basin comprises six rivers: The Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab in the west, and the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej in the east.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Pakistan will take action if India constructs any structure on the Indus River, in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). He stated that any such ...

LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday (May 6) accused India of altering the flow of the Chenab River, one of three rivers placed under Pakistan's control according to the now-suspended Indus Waters Treaty.

India has threatened before, in other moments of rising tensions, to pull out of the Indus Waters Treaty, which both countries signed in 1960. If India follows through this time, it could restrict ...

Pakistan denied any role in the assault, warning it would consider any effort to interrupt the river’s flow as an act of war. Q1: What is the Indus Waters Treaty, and why does it matter? A1: The IWT ...