Islamabad:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised on Monday the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, which issued a “supplementary prize” that reaffirmed its authority in the current dispute of the Indo Treaty of the Indo (IWT) between Pakistan and India.
Islamabad urged New Delhi to immediately restore the complete implementation of the treaty, which has suspended since May of this year.
“In a supplementary award announced on June 27, 2025, the Court of Arbitration Hearing of the Pakistan-India dispute over the Kishenguanga and Ratle hydroelectric projects has found that its competence remains intact, and that it has the continuous responsibility to advance these procedures in an appropriate, efficient and fair way,” said the foreign office in a statement.
“The Arbitration Court decided to announce this supplementary award following the illegal and unilateral announcement of India to celebrate the swing of the Indo’s waters in suspense.”
According to the FO, the court verdict reinforced Islamabad’s position that the 1960 Treaty remains in full functioning and cannot be reserved by India through unilateral statements.
“The prize claims Pakistan’s position that the Water Treaty of the Indo remains valid and operational, and that India has no right to take unilateral measures in this regard.”
Pakistan asked India to return to the fulfillment of the treaty frame without delay.
The Foreign Ministry urged New Delhi to “immediately resume the normal functioning of the Indo Water Treaty and fulfill its obligations of the treaty, totally and faithfully.”
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, also welcomed the determination of the court. He pointed out that the ruling reinforced the legal validity of the IWT: “The court ruling confirmed that the IWT still remained completely valid.”
Pakistan had previously expressed his appreciation for the PCA’s decision to issue what he called a “Complementary Competition Prize”, which stresses that India had no authority to stop the long -standing treaty.
The FO reiterated that the statement of the jurisdiction of PCA has no immersion due to the opposition of India.
“Pakistan hopes to receive the court prize in the first phase on the merits in due course after the hearing held at the Palacio de la Paz in The Hague in July 2024,” he said.
The Government emphasized the urgency of reliving structured dialogue between the two nuclear neighbors.
“The high priority, at this point, is that India and Pakistan find a path back to a significant dialogue, even in the application of the swing of the Indo waters,” said the statement, referring to the broader call of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for bilateral conversations.
Pakistan reaffirmed its opening to discuss an integral range of unresolved problems. “Pakistan was ready to participate in a significant dialogue with India in all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, water, commerce and terrorism.”
In contrast, India responds to the conclusions of the Court with absolute rejection. According to the Hindu, the Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA) “categorically rejected” the supplementary prize, reiterating that does not recognize the authority of the PCA in this matter.
